Wednesday, Reading Day!
Biditex Library — Crypto and Blockchain Technology
It’s our great pleasure to introduce our Biditex Library to readers, a new series of Articles! Starting today, every Wednesday on our Medium Blog, readers can find interesting content about books, publications, papers and everything related to Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology. - Biditex Team
What is the most-related word for ‘library’? Of course, ‘books’! We’ve decided to talk about the books in the very first article of our series. These 3 books will help you to understand the main topics and the concepts of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology, once and for all. So let’s jump into the topic, directly!
1. The Book Of Satoshi: The Collected Writings of Bitcoin Creator
Have you, like the rest of the world, speculated as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, anonymous creator of Bitcoin?
Like the cryptocurrency he created, the identity of Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto is virtual, existing only online. The Nakamoto persona, which may represent an individual or a group, exists only in the online publications that introduced and explained Bitcoin during its earliest days.
In “The Book Of Satoshi”, you can find all collected and professionally published essential writings that detail Bitcoin’s creation. The Book provides a convenient way to parse through what Bitcoin’s creator wrote over the span of the two years that constituted his “public life” before he disappeared from the Internet . . . at least under the name Satoshi Nakamoto.
Nakamoto’s true identity may never be known. Therefore the writings reproduced here are probably all the world will ever hear from him concerning Bitcoin’s creation, workings, and theoretical basis. Want to learn more about Bitcoin? Go directly to the source — the writings of the creator himself, Satoshi Nakamoto!
2. Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies
“Mastering Bitcoin” is essential reading for everyone interested in learning about bitcoin basics, the technical operation of bitcoin, or if you’re building the next great bitcoin killer app or business. From using a bitcoin wallet to buy a cup of coffee to running a bitcoin marketplace with hundreds of thousands of transactions, or collaboratively building new financial innovations that will transform our understanding of currency and credit, this book will help you engineer money.
You’re about to unlock the API to a new economy. This book is your key. It will help you learn everything you need to know about decentralized digital money, which is one of the most exciting technical revolutions in decades.
“Mastering Bitcoin” describes the technical foundations of bitcoin and other cryptographic currencies, from cryptography basics, such as keys and addresses, to the data structures, network protocols and the consensus mechanism (“mining”) that underpin bitcoin. Each technical topic is explained with user stories, elegant analogies and examples, and code snippets illustrating the key concepts. The first two chapters offer a broad and accessible introduction to bitcoin that is intended for all audiences, from new non-technical users to investors and business executives seeking to better understand bitcoin. The remainder of the book dives into the technical details of bitcoin’s operation and is aimed at professional developers, engineers, software and systems architects, systems administrators and technically-minded people interested in the inner workings of bitcoin and comparable crypto-currencies.
“Mastering Bitcoin” is intended to be used as a reference book for technical professionals, as a self-study guide for bitcoin entrepreneurs, and as a textbook for university courses on bitcoin and digital currencies.
3. Bitcoin Revolution
In “Blockchain Revolution”, Don and Alex Tapscott reveal how this game-changing technology will shape the future of the world economy, dramatically improving everything from healthcare records to online voting, and from insurance claims to artist royalty payments. Brilliantly researched and highly accessible, this is the essential text on the next major paradigm shift. Read it, or be left behind.
The “Blockchain Revolution” book includes:
- A broad introduction to bitcoin — ideal for non-technical users, investors, and business executives
- An explanation of the technical foundations of bitcoin and cryptographic currencies for developers, engineers, and software and systems architects
- Details of the bitcoin decentralized network, peer-to-peer architecture, transaction lifecycle, and security principles
- Offshoots of the bitcoin and blockchain inventions, including alternative chains, currencies, and applications
- User stories, analogies, examples, and code snippets illustrating key technical concepts.
