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Kulkarni, Kirankalyan. Learn Bitcoin and blockchain: understanding blockchain and Bitcoin architecture to build decentralized applications / Kirankalyan Kulkarni. — 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations — <URL:http://elib.fa.ru/ebsco/1883882.pdf>.Record create date: 10/3/2018 Subject: Blockchains (Databases); Electronic funds transfers.; Bitcoin.; Electronic commerce.; Finance — Technological innovations.; Application software — Development.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance. Collections: EBSCO Allowed Actions: –
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Table of Contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright and Credits
- Packt Upsell
- Contributor
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Blockchain and Bitcoin
- An introduction to cryptography and cryptocurrency
- Workings and security of fiat currencies
- Understanding cryptocurrency and its uses
- Hash function
- Digital signature
- Understanding cryptocurrency and its uses
- Workings and security of fiat currencies
- An introduction to Bitcoin
- History of Bitcoin
- Alternative cryptocurrencies to Bitcoin
- Bitcoin wallets
- Alternative cryptocurrencies to Bitcoin
- History of Bitcoin
- An introduction to the blockchain
- Workings of blockchain
- Features of blockchain
- Workings of blockchain
- Structure of blockchain
- Structuring the Bitcoin block header
- Representing the blockchain structure
- Structuring the Bitcoin block header
- Challenges with blockchain
- Types of blockchain
- Permission and permissionless blockchain implementations
- Platforms for blockchain
- Permission and permissionless blockchain implementations
- Types of blockchain
- Summary
- An introduction to cryptography and cryptocurrency
- Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Decentralization
- Decentralized, centralized, and distributed systems
- How decentralized systems work
- Decentralized applications
- How decentralized systems work
- Decentralizing various entities
- Categories of assets
- Real-world transactions
- Complex agreements
- Decentralization of markets
- Centralized markets for decentralization
- Real-world transactions
- Categories of assets
- The impact of decentralization
- Sectors affected by decentralization
- The pros and cons of decentralization
- Summary
- Decentralized, centralized, and distributed systems
- Chapter 3: Advanced Blockchain Concepts
- Introduction to consensus protocols
- Properties of consensus mechanism
- The Byzantine Generals' Problem
- Solution to the Byzantine Generals' Problem
- Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance
- Types of consensus algorithms
- Proof of Work
- Challenges with PoW
- Proof of Stake
- Proof of Elapsed Time
- Comparison between PoW, PoS, and PoET
- Proof of Work
- Key privacy challenges of the blockchain
- Pseudonymous behavior of Bitcoin
- Solutions to privacy challenges
- CoinJoin
- Ring signatures
- Zero-knowledge proof
- Smart contracts and decentralized applications
- Understanding smart contracts
- Workings of smart contracts
- Decentralized applications
- Challenges and solutions
- Understanding smart contracts
- Summary
- Introduction to consensus protocols
- Chapter 4: Bitcoin and Blockchain Security
- Securing Bitcoin and blockchain
- Security practices for your wallet
- Types of wallets
- Security practices for your wallet
- Hardware wallets
- Workings of a hardware wallet
- Types of physical Bitcoins
- Workings of a hardware wallet
- The survival of cryptocurrencies
- Summary
- Securing Bitcoin and blockchain
- Other books you may enjoy
- Index
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