Understanding Bitcoin : Cryptography, Engineering and Economics /

• Main Author: Franco, Pedro (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2015.
• Series: Wiley finance series.
• Subjects: Money.; Electronic funds transfers.; Electronic commerce.; Data encryption (Computer science); Computer networks > Security measures.; Computer security.; Engineering.; COMPUTERS > Internet > Security.; COMPUTERS > Networking > Security.; COMPUTERS > Security > General.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 268 pages).
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781119019138; 1119019133; 9781119019152; 111901915X
• DOI: 10.1002/9781119019138

Discover Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has the finance world buzzing Bitcoin is arguably one of the biggest developments in finance since the advent of fiat currency. With Understanding Bitcoin, expert author Pedro Franco provides finance professionals with a complete technical guide and resource to the cryptography, engineering and economic development of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This comprehensive, yet accessible work fully explores the supporting economic realities and technological advances of Bitcoin, and presents positive and negative arguments from various economic schools.