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Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain

Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain

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  • Create Date：2021-04-13 14:56:35
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Andreas M. Antonopoulos
  • ISBN：1491954388
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Summary

Join the technological revolution that's taking the world of finance by storm。 Mastering Bitcoin is your guide through the seemingly complex world of bitcoin， providing the knowledge you need to participate in the internet of money。 Whether you're building the next killer app， investing in a startup， or simply curious about the technology， this revised and expanded second edition provides essential detail to get you started。

Bitcoin， the first successful decentralized digital currency， is still in its early stages and yet it's already spawned a multi-billion dollar global economy。 This economy is open to anyone with the knowledge and passion to participate。 Mastering Bitcoin provides the knowledge。 You simply supply the passion。

The second edition 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
New developments such as Segregated Witness， Payment Channels， and Lightning Network
Offshoots of the bitcoin and blockchain inventions， including alternative chains， currencies， and applications
User stories， analogies， examples， and code snippets illustrating key technical concepts

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Reviews

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Mihai Cosareanu ，

Pretty good coverage of the technical details so that you understand most of how Bitcoin works。 It's a technically complex book and you need to know the basics of cryptography， and quite a good dose of computer science。I read this to get a better understanding of how the bitcoin blockchain works and what you can do with it besides sending money。 Overall I think it's a good book to get started on the technical details of cryptocurrencies。 Pretty good coverage of the technical details so that you understand most of how Bitcoin works。 It's a technically complex book and you need to know the basics of cryptography， and quite a good dose of computer science。I read this to get a better understanding of how the bitcoin blockchain works and what you can do with it besides sending money。 Overall I think it's a good book to get started on the technical details of cryptocurrencies。 。。。more

Nathan Spaun ，

Very technical， excruciatingly detailed。

Hussein Elsayed ，

Nice book。 It covers the fundamentals of the bitcoin and blockchain ecosystem in great detail。 It starts with a decent introduction to Bitcoin history and the high-level building blocks it; Then dives into each of its components。

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A decent overview of how Bitcoin works。 Doesn't go too much into technical details than necessary， yet explains everything in a easy-to-follow way。 A decent overview of how Bitcoin works。 Doesn't go too much into technical details than necessary， yet explains everything in a easy-to-follow way。 。。。more

Dalton Sweeney ，

A must read for anyone with a STEM background who wants to do their due diligence on bitcoin and understand its technical underpinnings。 The book does an excellent job of dispelling the vast majority of FUD seen in the media。 That being said， there is valid criticism against the underlying technology （e。g。 51% attack， slow transaction confirmation， etc。） and the book doesn't shy away from discussing that either， so I would say it is a fair presentation of the benefits and drawbacks of the bitcoi A must read for anyone with a STEM background who wants to do their due diligence on bitcoin and understand its technical underpinnings。 The book does an excellent job of dispelling the vast majority of FUD seen in the media。 That being said， there is valid criticism against the underlying technology （e。g。 51% attack， slow transaction confirmation， etc。） and the book doesn't shy away from discussing that either， so I would say it is a fair presentation of the benefits and drawbacks of the bitcoin network。 。。。more

Alex ，

good

Szabi Horai ，

This book would deserve more than 5 stars， if Goodreads allowed it。。。 This is an amazing and fantastic book。 It's perfect if you are a programmer learning Bitcoin， but it's also a perfect book if you are NOT a programmer， only a curious person who wants to understand how Bitcoin works。The structure of the book is extremely well planned。 It starts with the basics and goes all the way to the tiny details; it explains everything everywhere in a very good， easy-to-understand style。 Even if you have This book would deserve more than 5 stars， if Goodreads allowed it。。。 This is an amazing and fantastic book。 It's perfect if you are a programmer learning Bitcoin， but it's also a perfect book if you are NOT a programmer， only a curious person who wants to understand how Bitcoin works。The structure of the book is extremely well planned。 It starts with the basics and goes all the way to the tiny details; it explains everything everywhere in a very good， easy-to-understand style。 Even if you have a question during the reading， it'll be answered within 2 pages。There are no obscure explanations， no "gaps" in the logic that other books and webpages about Bitcoin frequently have。 I can't even imagine how anyone could give a lower rate than 5 stars to this book。This should be THE textbook for any university course about Bitcoin and blockchain。 。。。more

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Jason Taylor ，

This book was more technical than I thought it would be。

Jarl Friis ，

Very detailed and explicit about the technical details of bitcoin technology。

Valerie De Pauw ，

The book gives a great high-level insight into Crypto。 I think if you are more interested in the technical aspect this is for sure the book for you

Mike ，

Being a complete neophyte to crypto currency but having some technical background， I started here as an intro into a deeper dive of the technology。This book is getting dated， and it is available online， but all that aside I still found value between its covers。 It gets below the “just digital money” and provides insight into *how* a distributed network of peers can do what it does。Don’t expect to be able to write your own Bitcoin app with just this book， but do expect to be able to understand th Being a complete neophyte to crypto currency but having some technical background， I started here as an intro into a deeper dive of the technology。This book is getting dated， and it is available online， but all that aside I still found value between its covers。 It gets below the “just digital money” and provides insight into *how* a distributed network of peers can do what it does。Don’t expect to be able to write your own Bitcoin app with just this book， but do expect to be able to understand the fundamentals and where to go next。Only dropped a star because of the expectations set by the word “Mastering”。 Although there are plenty of code snippets （thank you！） I still see it as more of an intro courseEdit: popped the star back。 Any book that can get a newbie like me on track to a functioning Bitcoin server deserves respect。 Dated？ Yes。 Incomplete by current version？ Sure。 But enough detail to teach you how to fish， absolutely。 。。。more

Junior Gantin ，

It's definitely a great resource not just for programming， but just for understanding Bitcoin。 If you want a technical explanation of Bitcoin， with sample code in C ++ and Python， get this book！ It explains everything you need to know to understand about Bitcoin （crypto， blocks， miners， merkle trees， keys， wallets， transactions， etc。）。 I learned a lot。 It's definitely a great resource not just for programming， but just for understanding Bitcoin。 If you want a technical explanation of Bitcoin， with sample code in C ++ and Python， get this book！ It explains everything you need to know to understand about Bitcoin （crypto， blocks， miners， merkle trees， keys， wallets， transactions， etc。）。 I learned a lot。 。。。more

Alejandro Guariguata ，

Do you want to understand how Bitcoin works？ Read this book。

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If you want to know how Bitcoin works， look no further。

Juan Diego ，

The book is very good to help you understand all the concepts associated with bitcoin， there are some chapters that include source code so you can start knowing how to set up the system on your machine and have a first sight of how those implementations actually work， but those are not necessary to understand。 If you have some knowledge of cryptography you will enjoy the reading more。 In general is a good book to have the knowledge of this system。

Kurush Dubash ，

Very good description of the technicals of Bicoin and blockchain。 Wish there were a bit more pictures as the material is sometimes hard to consume。

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Jorick ，

Great introduction to the technical aspects of bitcoin。 Concepts explained thoroughly and still comprehensible for me despite lacking a programming background。

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Only good for technical people planning to develop on bitcoin。

Kevin McDonagh ，

A concise text on what can be a very daunting topic。 Mastering bitcoin wraps its arms all the way around Bitcoin and offers a very accessible interpretation。

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A good introduction to learn about bitcoin and blockchain。

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good overview of the bitcoin and blockchain

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It's a good started book for everyone。 The later half of the book covers the technical aspects directed at developers & coders but the earlier half is aimed at everyone。 The author makes the bitcoin system very easy to understand。 Great read for everyone looking to understand the Bitcoin and the crytocurency world！ It's a good started book for everyone。 The later half of the book covers the technical aspects directed at developers & coders but the earlier half is aimed at everyone。 The author makes the bitcoin system very easy to understand。 Great read for everyone looking to understand the Bitcoin and the crytocurency world！ 。。。more

Abhishek Dujari ，

This is the most comprehensive and in-depth book on bitcoin， blockchains et al。 I loved specially the attention to detail on the cryptographic ideas that are the foundational blocks of this system。 The wallets are the most advanced ， practical technology out of bitcoin and a fascinating topic to me that is often skipped by most authors。 The wallet technology gets almost no attention in media or corporate world。 Andreas took the time to add some hands-on code that helps those who prefer code to u This is the most comprehensive and in-depth book on bitcoin， blockchains et al。 I loved specially the attention to detail on the cryptographic ideas that are the foundational blocks of this system。 The wallets are the most advanced ， practical technology out of bitcoin and a fascinating topic to me that is often skipped by most authors。 The wallet technology gets almost no attention in media or corporate world。 Andreas took the time to add some hands-on code that helps those who prefer code to understand the text being discussed。 This is vital for some of us who read code to understand concepts rather than plain theory docs。Read this before you touch anything else on the subject if you want to master the concepts before anything else in this field 。。。more

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This was the book I was looking for as far as Bitcoin is concerned。 It gave a very accessible overview of the technicals of Bitcoin that I did not get from other books。 Highly recommend。

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