The book
This book takes you on a journey to the future of money and the blockchain universe. Starting from the basics, it moves on to explaining everything you need to know to make up your own mind on the potential, strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology.
The 360-degree onboarding guide
Bitcoin and the blockchain
Understand the inner workings of Bitcoin and the Blockchain step by step. How are bitcoins created? What are the rules? What is a decentralized consensus? How secure is it? What are the challenges and potential solutions?
Is it money? currency?
Make up your mind on whether Bitcoin has what it takes to be real money or currency. Through a historical perspective, discover what constitutes good money and a good currency before reflecting on whether Bitcoin can be money or currency.
cryptocurrencies & innovations
Push your thinking to new levels by discovering alternative cryptocurrencies serving different purposes and using different consensus or distribution mechanisms (such as ICOs). Ever heard of auxiliary proof-of-work and its pitfalls?
the ecosystem
Get ready to know everything you need before using cryptocurrencies. What are your options to store them? How do wallets differ from one another? Where and how can you spend them?
the bigger picture
Sense the bigger picture surrounding Bitcoin. How do political, economic, and regulatory forces affect Bitcoin and how does Bitcoin affect them? Given Bitcoin's strengths and weaknesses, what role is it likely to play in the future?
Beyond cryptocurrencies
Discover the true potential of the blockchain technology, from smart-contracts to decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). This part of the book unleashes what blockchain means for your business and for society. How does it reinvent our identity, basic income, and our democracies?
I thought you might like to know that I gave my husband a bitcoin for Christmas, I have been telling him about what I learned from your book, and he is all revved up about the system.
Mallory Miles
copyeditor and first reader
This book strikes the perfect balance between the inner workings of the technology and its potential. Well-written, concise, yet exhaustive. Perfect for all audiences.
shermin voshmgir
founder, blockchainhub
Jean-Luc is a Bitcoin/blockchain pioneer and one of our most knowledgeable experts in the firm. He is able to translate complex topics, such as blockchain, into tangible ideas and examples.
Eric Piscini
global blockchain lead, Deloitte
