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Learn Bitcoin and Blockchain

You're reading from Learn Bitcoin and Blockchain Understanding blockchain and Bitcoin architecture to build decentralized applications

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781789536133

Length 94 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Bitcoin

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Blockchain

Author (1):

Kirankalyan Kulkarni

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Table of Contents (6) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Blockchain and Bitcoin FREE CHAPTER

2. Fundamentals of Decentralization

3. Advanced Blockchain Concepts

4. Bitcoin and Blockchain Security

5. Other books you may enjoy

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This chapter enabled us to understand the features and safety provided by the various crypto wallets. We also looked at how hardware wallets work, some types of physical Bitcoins, the chances of survival of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Altcoins, and we finally tried to understand how to balance and diversify risks related to investing in crypto tokens.

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Authors (2)

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Kulkarni

Kirankalyan Kulkarni is a determined and highly influential author. He has more than 17 years of experience in various technologies and has more than 9 years of experience in hands-on programs, delivery, and account management. He has managed teams of around 125 professionals across global locations, including entry-level developers, project managers, and architects. He researches blockchain and its underlying architecture with Hyperledger and Ethereum variants.

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Kulkarni

Kulkarni

Ameya Kulkarni has 8 years of work experience in the IT industry. He is adept with JVM technologies, Golang, designing microservice-based architectures, and DevOps. He has been working with Webonise for the past six years and as a Vice President, Engineering, for the last three years. He has a good grip at agile and lean product development. He likes designing solutions and consulting businesses to augment their core abilities with technology. He has experience of building scalable and distributed systems using JVM technologies.

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