Principles of Bitcoin : Technology, Economics, Politics, and Philosophy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selvam, Vijay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bitcoin.

Economics--Political aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Principles of Bitcoin presents a holistic, first-principles-based framework for understanding one of the most misunderstood inventions of our time.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. The Framework

1. Why Are We Talking About This?

2. Bitcoin and Money

Part II. The Technology

3. Bitcoin's Architecture

4. Proof of Work Versus Proof of Stake

5. Long-Term Security Budget

6. How Do You Kill Bitcoin?

7. Once-in-History Invention

Part III. The Economics

8. Money and the State

9. Inflation: The Hidden Tax

10. A Store of Value

11. Global Adoption

Part IV. The Politics

12. The Surveillance State

13. "Governments Will Ban Bitcoin"

14. Law and Regulation

15. Bitcoin and Geopolitics

16. Bitcoin and the Environment

Part V. The Philosophy

17. Sovereign Prerogative

18. The Cypherpunks

19. Time Preference

20. Narratives and Memes

21. Bitcoin Is a Mirror

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-231-56307-8

OCLC:

1512596882