Inventing Bitcoin: The Technology Behind The First Truly Scarce and Decentralized Money Explained
- Downloads：8772
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-04-09 13:57:02
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Yan Pritzker
- ISBN：1794326316
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
Bitcoin may well be the greatest invention of our time， and most people have no idea what it is， or how it works。 Walking through its invention step by step， this short two hour read is critical before you invest。 No technical expertise required！ Read it， then share it with your loved ones。
"Having read virtually every Bitcoin explainer， I believe it’s the best from-scratch introduction to Bitcoin， requiring no prior knowledge at all。 I will be referring newcomers to it from now on。" - Nic Carter， Castle Island Ventures
“It was much quicker and easier to understand than I expected [。。。] After reading it I sold some of my alts for more bitcoin。 I’m on the edge of becoming a maximalist because of you。” - Nako Mbelle， Around The Coin Podcast
"Inventing Bitcoin's been getting buzz recently for good reason。 @skwp wrote possibly the easiest， most informative intro to Bitcoin。"- @cryptograffiti， Crypto Artist
"Having read virtually every Bitcoin explainer， I believe it’s the best from-scratch introduction to Bitcoin， requiring no prior knowledge at all。 I will be referring newcomers to it from now on。" - Nic Carter， Castle Island Ventures
“It was much quicker and easier to understand than I expected [。。。] After reading it I sold some of my alts for more bitcoin。 I’m on the edge of becoming a maximalist because of you。” - Nako Mbelle， Around The Coin Podcast
"Inventing Bitcoin's been getting buzz recently for good reason。 @skwp wrote possibly the easiest， most informative intro to Bitcoin。"- @cryptograffiti， Crypto Artist
Reviews
Garima Khandelwal
，
The genesis of bitcoin， the concepts around it and how it's different from any other currency or money are presented in an intriguing manner as well as in layman's language， which makes this book easy to comprehend。 It's a good starting point， and there are different references mentioned in the book， which someone can utilise to dive deeper。 The genesis of bitcoin， the concepts around it and how it's different from any other currency or money are presented in an intriguing manner as well as in layman's language， which makes this book easy to comprehend。 It's a good starting point， and there are different references mentioned in the book， which someone can utilise to dive deeper。 。。。more
Eric Armbruster
，
exceptional beginner introduction。 highly recommended to any and all interested （or not）。 very quick read and very thorough for its short length。 tons of great follow up resources as well。
LocK3D KillaRzZ
，
Hey！ This bitcoin things is complicated I want just make some profit's on it， can someone advice how to do it properly？ Hey！ This bitcoin things is complicated I want just make some profit's on it， can someone advice how to do it properly？ 。。。more
Brenton
，
A great introduction to Bitcoin， what it is， and how it works！
Elizabeth Thomas
，
Simple and Sweet introduction to what a bitcoin is and how it works。 Perfect beginning for a non technical person！
Victor Iglesias
，
Libro muy recomendable para entender desde 0 cómo funciona Bitcoin y entender todas sus características。
Andrew
，
A useful primer on Bitcoin。 This book focuses on the technology behind Bitcoin such as the encryption， proof of work mining system， and decentralized network in contrast to fiat currency。 This book is accessible to a broad audience so you can grasp the code behind Bitcoin without a programming background。An excellent brief read （under 100 pages） for anyone interested in the technology behind Bitcoin and how it provides individuals with financial sovereignty over their finances in contrast to the A useful primer on Bitcoin。 This book focuses on the technology behind Bitcoin such as the encryption， proof of work mining system， and decentralized network in contrast to fiat currency。 This book is accessible to a broad audience so you can grasp the code behind Bitcoin without a programming background。An excellent brief read （under 100 pages） for anyone interested in the technology behind Bitcoin and how it provides individuals with financial sovereignty over their finances in contrast to the centralized fiat system。A useful book to understand the economics of Bitcoin is the Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous。 。。。more
Jessica
，
A comprehensive yet easy-to-understand explanation of how bitcoin works and why it’s here to stay。。。 even for those with the most minimal financial or technical backgrounds （like myself）。 Will be recommending this to many 🙃
Saurav Poudel
，
If you are looking for a short， non-technical but effective explanation of Satoshi Nakamoto's paper， this is it。 Important read。 In decades to come， we could see the impact of Bitcoin。 If you are looking for a short， non-technical but effective explanation of Satoshi Nakamoto's paper， this is it。 Important read。 In decades to come， we could see the impact of Bitcoin。 。。。more
Vinoth Kumar Kannan
，
A quick read on the technology/protocol behind bitcoin。 The author starts from a real world P2P transfer and tries to reason a way out to invent something like bitcoin - or indirectly helping us understand how bitcoin did it （decentralized anarchy！）。I felt some information missing/skipped in between though - just some parts where the author jumped concepts （skipping explaining an intermediate concept which is used in describing another concept） and other than that I'd say this book fulfilled its A quick read on the technology/protocol behind bitcoin。 The author starts from a real world P2P transfer and tries to reason a way out to invent something like bitcoin - or indirectly helping us understand how bitcoin did it （decentralized anarchy！）。I felt some information missing/skipped in between though - just some parts where the author jumped concepts （skipping explaining an intermediate concept which is used in describing another concept） and other than that I'd say this book fulfilled its purpose。I wish it also had discussions/solutions to the price speculation of bitcoin as it is now， but yeah， may be the author thought it was unnecessary to cover that in a book aimed for explaining the tech behind it。The book is written especially for non-tech people （a little knowledge of cryptography will help you understand better， though）， so go on give it a read to see whats all the crypto fuss about and how brilliant the overall concept is。Just this book is not enough to understand bitcoin， but a good starting point， for sure。 。。。more
Alex Halloran
，
A very approachable and quick read that breaks the concepts down into familiar， laymans terms。 This is a great read on how Bitcoin works， especially for non-technical people。
Sharad Todi
，
Great quick intro to BitcoinLucid writing， concepts made simple to understand， short and sweet！ Completed it pretty quickly and feel more knowledgeable about the subjectNothing to nitpick about👍👍
Anirudh Somani
，
2021 will be the year of bitcoin
Gabrielle Taylor
，
Excellent。
Amoga Krishnan
，
Good book。 Explains the technical parts of bitcoin in simple language。 Don't wish the author did things any different， but would have liked to see a more detailed explanation of Alt Coins in general。 Good book。 Explains the technical parts of bitcoin in simple language。 Don't wish the author did things any different， but would have liked to see a more detailed explanation of Alt Coins in general。 。。。more
Jagadeesh
，
Answers some fundamental and logical questions in a easy to understand way。
Slava Baranskyi
，
Trip through Satoshi’s headThe book is well built for such noons as me。 You start with a problems。 One by another。 And move with the Author solving them， like Nakamoto hopefully did。 Great book。 Swallowed in it one session。 Thanks， Yan。 And all great wishes from Ukraine 🙏
David
，
I will buy this $10 100-page book for anyone I know that wants to read it。
Jakub
，
I've read a lot of crypto literature。 This is the best， most concise explanation of Bitcoin basics I've come across。 I've read a lot of crypto literature。 This is the best， most concise explanation of Bitcoin basics I've come across。 。。。more
Riki Roash
，
I gained a lot of knowledge from this book。 It was written very well and clearly， and there are easy to understand diagrams。 I feel like this has helped me get a good grip on the subject。
Ciro
，
A very good primer for understanding the history of Bitcoin， what it ACTUALLY is， and where it's going。 All under 100 pages。 Those who wait too long to invest are probably going to be pretty upset with themselves。 A very good primer for understanding the history of Bitcoin， what it ACTUALLY is， and where it's going。 All under 100 pages。 Those who wait too long to invest are probably going to be pretty upset with themselves。 。。。more
Michael
，
Solid intro book that explains the basics （especially mining and incentives） at a high level。 No economics， no HUGE emphasis on why bitcoin is so important （although it talks some）， and far less technical than Mastering Bitcoin。 Can be read in 1-2 hours so definitely think it’s worth the time for most。
Jump&Yvy
，
Great non technical overview on how Bitcoin works。 Great non technical overview on how Bitcoin works。 The right amount of rigorous details will drive you through the disruption of the financial world as we know it。A must read for everyone really looking into understanding Bitcoin！
Gerbz
，
Awesome way to explain HOW Bitcoin works to non technical people， as oppose why it matters。 For that， The Bitcoin Standard。
Barry Butler
，
Good OverviewGood overview of Bitcoin， but a little short on other details。 I wish it would have gone into more on wallets， transactions， etc。
Arun Philips
，
Good， brief introduction to the technicals behind bitcoin。 Relevant read in 2019。
K
，
Breaking it down for the common folkThis book does a great job of taking a very large and complicated topic and splitting it into smaller， eat to digest bits。 Brings understanding Bitcoin to anyone with a little time to kill。
Stephen Perrenod
，
A good intro for Bitcoin novices。 The Bitcoin Standard remains the must read book， this might be good preparation for that。
DC Ork
，
With "Inventing Bitcoin" author Yan Pritzker set out on a clear mission: to explain the underlying technology of Bitcoin。 Honing in specifically on the Bitcoin and not crypto or distributed ledgers more generally， Pritzker goes step by step through the what makes Bitcoin work explaining concepts like Proof of Work and mining in language that anyone can understand。 The tone is encouraging and inviting， like a high school teacher who's genuinely passionate about educating his students。 In this boo With "Inventing Bitcoin" author Yan Pritzker set out on a clear mission: to explain the underlying technology of Bitcoin。 Honing in specifically on the Bitcoin and not crypto or distributed ledgers more generally， Pritzker goes step by step through the what makes Bitcoin work explaining concepts like Proof of Work and mining in language that anyone can understand。 The tone is encouraging and inviting， like a high school teacher who's genuinely passionate about educating his students。 In this book， you won't find political manifestos or even a shred of conjecture about investment strategies。 Pritzker deftly avoids using this as an opportunity to preach why everyone should hold BTC， allowing instead for the objective facts surrounding the tech to demonstrate why this is such revolutionary technology。 if you're like me and have bought a small amount of BTC from some sense of FOMO， but without really understanding how it works， this book has the power to turn you from a trend-chasing speculator into an informed investor。 。。。more
Yan Pritzker
，