The Bitcoin Guidebook: How to Obtain, Invest, and Spend the World's First Decentralized Cryptocurrency

ISBN: 1634505247

Author: DeMartino, Ian

Condition: New

Bitcoin is not another payment processor. Like the Internet, Bitcoin is a technology that runs through a distributed network. No one controls it, and no one can shut it down. Bitcoin has been called the currency of the Internet, but it is much more powerful than thatmore astute observers have called it the Internet of currency.The Bitcoin Guidebook is for anyone who doesnt want to be left behind in the next technological revolution. It is an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand guide that explains everything the reader needs to know about how Bitcoin and other digital currencies work, what they can be used for, and how they will shape our society in the future. Topics covered include:The digital currencys origins, past, present, and futureThe revolutionary blockchain technology behind BitcoinHow to obtain and invest in BitcoinHow and where to spend BitcoinBitcoins relationship with the seedy Internet undergroundAlternative digital currencies