Join the technological revolution that's taking the financial world by storm. Mastering Bitcoin is your guide through the seemingly complex world of bitcoin, providing the knowledge you need to participate in the internet of money. Whether you're building the next killer app, investing in a startup, or simply curious about the technology, this revised and expanded second edition provides essential detail to get you started. Bitcoin, the first successful decentralized digital currency, is still...
Ethereum represents the gateway to a worldwide, decentralized computing paradigm. This platform enables you to run decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts that have no central points of failure or control, integrate with a payment network, and operate on an open blockchain. With this practical guide, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Gavin Wood provide everything you need to know about building smart contracts and DApps on Ethereum and other virtual-machine blockchains. Discover why I...
From the award-winning author of Sandworm comes the propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, exposing once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence. “I love the book… It reads like a thriller… These stories are amazing.” (Michael Lewis) Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely—whether in drug dealing,...
Blockchain Basics + Metaverse for Beginners + NFT crash course
by Warren J Douglas
Plunkett's FinTech, Cryptocurrency & Electronic Payments Industry Almanac 2023
by Jack W Plunkett
Both consumers and enterprises have shown tremendous enthusiasm for banking online, making payments online and managing their investments online. The incredible popularity and growth of tools like Zelle and Paypal on the payments side, plus Robinhood and Mint on the investment management side are good examples of the immense potential of this industry. Related are such new developments as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, money transfer tools like ACH and instant payments, along with new ways to...
Blockchain for Kids, Teens, Adults, and Dummies
by Sweet Smart Books
From scandalous scams to overnight riches, fintech is a fascinating world full of fame, fortune and failure. As one of the world's most lucrative and fast-growing sectors, fintech attracts a wide range of characters, from innovative visionaries to charismatic charlatans. Fintech Wars uncovers the infamous rivalries, scandals and conflicts that have transformed the world, from the stratospheric rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried to the rapid growth of digital banking. As the founder of a digit...