Peter Kent - Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies

Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies®

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1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go From Here

5 Book 1: Cryptocurrency Basics Chapter 1: What Is a Cryptocurrency? Beginning with the Basics of Cryptocurrencies Gearing Up to Make Transactions Making a Plan Before You Jump In Chapter 2: How Cryptocurrencies Work Explaining Basic Terms in the Cryptocurrency Process Cruising through Other Important Crypto Concepts Stick a Fork in It: Digging into Cryptocurrency Forks Chapter 3: Introducing Cryptocurrency Wallets Defining Cryptocurrency Wallets Looking at Different Types of Wallets Choosing a Crypto Wallet Keeping Your Wallet Secure Chapter 4: Different Types of Cryptocurrencies Celebrating Celebrity Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap Cryptocurrencies by Category

6 Book 2: Blockchain Basics Chapter 1: Introducing Blockchain Beginning at the Beginning: What Blockchains Are The Structure of Blockchains Blockchain Applications The Blockchain Life Cycle Consensus: The Driving Force of Blockchains Blockchains in Use Chapter 2: Picking a Blockchain Where Blockchains Add Substance Choosing a Solution Chapter 3: Getting Your Hands on Blockchain Diving into Blockchain Technology Building a Private Blockchain with Docker and Ethereum Chapter 4: Beholding the Bitcoin Blockchain Getting a Brief History of the Bitcoin Blockchain The New Bitcoin: Bitcoin Cash Debunking Some Common Bitcoin Misconceptions Bitcoin: The New Wild West Mining for Bitcoins Making Your First Paper Wallet Chapter 5: Encountering the Ethereum Blockchain Exploring the Brief History of Ethereum Ethereum: The Open-Source World Wide Computer Hacking a Blockchain Getting Up and Running on Ethereum Uncovering the Future of DAOs Creating Your Own ERC-20 Token Chapter 6: Getting Your Hands on Hyperledger Getting to Know Hyperledger Identifying Key Hyperledger Projects Building Your System in Fabric Building Asset Tracking with Hyperledger Composer Working with Smart Contracts on Hyperledger Chapter 7: Financial Technology Hauling Out Your Crystal Ball: Future Banking Trends Going International: Global Financial Products Squeezing Out Fraud

7 Book 3: Bitcoin Chapter 1: Bitcoin Tech Explained Understanding That There Is No Bitcoin! Discovering the Bitcoin Ledger Looking at the Bitcoin Distributed, Peer-to-Peer Network Using the Bitcoin Blockchain’s Blocks of Business Finding Out How the Ledger Functions Chapter 2: Buying, Using, and Selling Bitcoin Finding the Price of Bitcoin Your Options for Acquiring Bitcoin “Bitcoin Back” on Credit and Debit Cards Earning Your Bitcoin Mining Bitcoin Finding Bitcoin Everywhere Selling Your Bitcoin Chapter 3: Taking Control of Your Wallet (and Hodling Your Bitcoin) What Is a Wallet? Exploring Wallet Hardware Finding a Wallet Setting Up a Bitcoin Wallet Using the Lightning Network Chapter 4: Keeping Your Bitcoin Safe Understanding How You Can Lose Control of Your Bitcoin Grasping the Goal: Private Key and Seed Protection Making a Choice: Custodial or Private Wallet? Devising Your Cryptocurrency Safety Plan Exploring More Ways to Protect Your Bitcoin (and Everything Else) Knowing What Happens When You Kick the Bucket

8 Book 4: Ethereum Chapter 1: Getting to Know Ethereum Exploring Ethereum’s Consensus, Mining, and Smart Contracts Buying, Spending, and Trading Ether Getting Started with DAO and ICO Delving into Development Tools Chapter 2: Exploring Use Cases for Ethereum Diving into Ethereum Applications Exploring Financial Services Establishing Digital Identity Management Examining Industry Applications Enabling Effective Governance Chapter 3: Examining the Ethereum Ecosystem and Development Life cycle Exploring the Ethereum Blockchain Block Structure Describing Smart Contracts Introducing Solidity, the Language of Smart Contracts Working with the Ethereum Virtual Machine Fueling Your Code with Gas Surveying Tools for Developing,