CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Cryptography and Cryptocurrencies 1
CHAPTER 2 How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization 27
CHAPTER 3 Mechanics of Bitcoin 51
CHAPTER 4 How to Store and Use Bitcoins 76
CHAPTER 5 Bitcoin Mining 104
CHAPTER 6 Bitcoin and Anonymity 138
CHAPTER 7 Community，Politics，and Regulation 168
CHAPTER 8 Alternative Mining Puzzles 190
CHAPTER 9 Bitcoin as a Platform 213
CHAPTER 10 Altcoins and the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem 242
CHAPTER 11 Decentralized Institutions：The Future of Bitcoin？ 272
CONCLUSION 286
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 287
ABOUTTHE AUTHORS 289
INDEX 291