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Title
The book of crypto : the complete guide to understanding Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and digital assets / Henri Arslanian.
ISBN
9783030979515 (electronic bk.)
3030979512 (electronic bk.)
9783030979508 (print)
3030979504
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxxiii, 459 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-97951-5 doi
Call Number
HG1710.3
Dewey Decimal Classification
332.4
Summary
This book provides a thorough overview of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and digital assets and their impact on the future of money and finance. It provides a 360-degree practical, concise, and engaging overview of all the topics that one interested about digital assets needs to know including how Bitcoin and Ethereum work, an overview of the most important digital assets in the market, and deep dives into the various types of digital assets including cryptocurrencies, stable coins, CBDCs, utility tokens, security tokens, NFTs, and many others. The book also covers all the essentials including DeFi, crypto mining, crypto regulations, crypto investors, crypto exchanges, and other ecosystem players as well as some of the latest global crypto trends from Web 3.0 and the Metaverse to DAOs and quantum computing. Written by a leading industry expert and thought leader who advises some of the leading organisations in the digital assets space globally, this book is ideal for anyone looking to acquire a solid foundational knowledge base of this fast-growing field and understand its potential impact on the future of money.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 11, 2022).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030979508
1. History of Money
2. Bitcoin
3. Ethereum
4. The Emergence of New Blockchains and Crypto-Assets
5. The Technology Behind Bitcoin: Blockchain
6. Cryptocurrencies
7. Stablecoins
8. Central Bank Digital Currencies
9. Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies
10. Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies.-11. Utility Tokens and Social Tokens.-12. Security Tokens
13. Non-Fungible Tokens
14. Bitcoin and Crypto Mining
15. Asset Creation and Distribution
16. Decentralised Finance
17. Crypto Regulations, Compliance and Tax
18. Crypto Exchanges
19. Crypto Funds
20. Crypto Ecosystem Enablers
21. Future Technology Trends to Watch.
