Understanding Bitcoin: Cryptography, Engineering and Economics (The Wiley Finance Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (872 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00OTJE98C |
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| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has created various mathematical libraries for financial derivatives, and managed teams of software developers. PEDRO FRANCO holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from ICAI, a BSc in Economics and an MBA from INSEAD. He can be contacted at pfrancobtc@gmail.. He has been a consultant with McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group, as well as a researcher with IIT, prior to gaining mor
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He goes on to explain how transactions are processed, exploring the blockchain and reviewing how the wallet and mining technologies are structured. Presenting a modern approach to the secure transfer of value using cryptography, this currency also challenges the basic assumptions on which the current global financial system rests.Understanding Bitcoin gives financial professionals a comprehensive resource and technical guide to the cryptography, engineering and economic development of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Written by Pedro Franco, this accessible text explores the supportin