Introduction to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

A Comprehensive Guide to the Revolutionary New World of Digital Currency

An Essential Introduction to the New Technologies of Cryptography and Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies provides a comprehensive introduction to the revolutionary yet often misunderstood new technologies of digital currency. Drawing from a scattered body of knowledge, the course identifies three key components of the cryptocurrency ecosystem: decentralization, mining, and the politics of Bitcoin and altcoins.

We address the important questions about Bitcoin such as:

• How does Bitcoin achieve decentralization?
• What is the role of mining in Bitcoin?
• How do I store and use Bitcoins?
• What is the future of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies?