TY - BOOK AU - Narayanan, Arvind TI - Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies: a comprehensive introduction SN - 978-0-691-17169-2 AV - HG/1710/N37/2016 CY - New Jersey KW - Bitcoin KW - Cryptocurrency N1 - Contiene: 1. Introduction to cryptography and cryptocurrencies.- 2. How Bitcoin achieves decentralization.- 3. Mechanics of Bitcoin.- 4. How to store and use Bitcoins.- 5. Bitcoin mining.- 6. Bitcoin and anonymity.- 7. Community, politics, and regulation.- 8. Alternative mining puzzles.- 9. Bitcoin as a platform.- 10. Altcoins and the cryptocurrency ecosystem.- 11. Decentralized institutions: the future of Bitcoin? -- Conclusion ER -