Chapter 1.
Entering

__notation
__Code Example Usage and Precautions
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__How to contact us
__Cover Description

Chapter 2.
The Origins of Blockchain

__Electronic Systems and Trust
Decentralization vs. Centralization vs. Decentralization
__Bitcoin's predecessors
____DigiCash
____E Gold
____Hashcash
____Bee Money
____Bit Gold
__Bitcoin experiment
____2008 financial crisis
____white book
____Introducing the Timestamp Server
__Reviving Bitcoin
____Attractive Components
____reach an agreement
____Early Vulnerability
____Adoption
__summation

Chapter 3.
The inherent value of cryptocurrencies

__Public and private keys in cryptocurrency systems
__UTXO model
__transaction
____Merkle root
____Transaction signing and verification
____Coinbase Transaction
____Bitcoin Transaction Security
__hash
____block hash
__Custody: Who holds the private keys?
____Wallet Type: Custodial and Non-Custodial
____Wallet type variation
__Security Basics
____Recovery Seed
__Mining
____Mining is about incentives
____Block Generator
__agreement
____Proof of Work
____Proof of Stake
____Other concepts for agreement
__Stakeholders
____Securities Company
____exchange
____Custody (Storage Service)
____Analysis (Analysis Service)
____information
__summation

Chapter 4.
Forks and Altchains

__Bitcoin Improvement Plan
Understanding Forks
____The hard fork that sparked controversy
____minor
____Replay Attack
__Bitcoin Cash fork
__Altcoin
____Litecoin
____More Altcoin Experiments
__'2.0' chain
____Next
____Counterparty
Cryptocurrency with a focus on privacy
____dash
____Monero
____Gcash
__Ripple and Stellar
____ripple
____Stella
__Blockchain Expansion
____Segwit
____Lightning
____Other altchain solutions
__Ethereum Classic Fork
__summation

Chapter 5.
Evolving into Ethereum

__Improving Bitcoin's Limited Features
____Colored Coins and Tokens
____Mastercoin and Smart Contracts
Understanding ____Omnilayer
__Ethereum: Taking Mastercoin to the Next Level
____Ether and Gas
____Use Case: ICO
____Decentralized Autonomous Organization
____Major organizations in the Ethereum ecosystem
__Decentralized applications
____Use Cases
____DApp development tasks
__Deploying and executing smart contracts on Ethereum
____Ethereum Virtual Machine
____Gas and Prices
Interacting with ____code
__summation

Chapter 6.
Tokenize everything

__Tokens on the Ethereum platform
____Fungible and Non-Fungible Tokens
Why ____Tokens Are Needed
____Airdrop
____Other token types
Understanding Ethereum Comment Requests (ERCs)
____ERC-20
____ERC-721
____ERC-777
____ERC-1155
__Multi-signature contract
__Decentralized Exchange Signature
__summation

Chapter 7.
Market infrastructure

__Bitcoin price fluctuations
__The role of the exchange
____Order Book
____Slippage
____Depth chart
____jurisdiction
____Money laundering
____whale
____derivatives
Cryptocurrency Market Structure
____arbitrage
____Business Partner Risk
____Market Data
__analyze
____Basic Cryptocurrency Analysis
____Technical Cryptocurrency Analysis
__arbitrage
____Timing and Plot Management
____Float Configuration1
____Float Configuration 2
____Float Configuration 3
__Regulatory issues
____Banking Risk
____Exchange Risk
____Basic Mistakes
Exchange API and Trading Bot
____Open Source Trading Technology
____speed limit
____REST vs. WebSocket Communication
Testing in the ____sandbox
____Market Aggregator
__summation

Chapter 8.
Market infrastructure

__Trust redistribution
The Identity and Risks of ____Hacking
____wallet
____private key
____naming service
__Decentralized Finance
____Important definitions
____Stablecoin
__Defi service
____loan
____deposit
____derivatives
__Decentralized Exchange
____Decentralized and Centralized Exchanges
__Flash Loan
____Writing a Flash Loan Contract
Distribution of ____Contract
____Flash Loan Execution
____Flash Loan for Arbitrage
____Fulcrum Platform Hacking Incident
__Privacy
____ Certificate of Knowledge
____JetCash
____ring signature
__Web 3.0
__summation

Chapter 9.
Catch Me If You Can

The Evolution of Cryptocurrency Laundering
__The Beginning of the Financial Intelligence Unit's Guidelines and Regulations
__FATF and Travel Rules
__Cases of breaking the law
__Survey Avoidance: Arbitrage Using Regulation
____Malta
____Singapore
____Hong Kong
____Bahamas
Crypto-based stablecoins
____Nubitz
____Digix
____basis
____Tether
__Initial Coin Offering
____Designer's Intention
____Token Economy
____white book
__Exchange Hacking
____Mt. Gox
____Bitfinex
____Coin Check
____NiceHash
__Other hacks
____Bloomberg TV BTC Theft
____EtherDelta Redirection
____CryptoLocker and Ransomware
____SIM Swapping
__summation

Chapter 10.
Other blockchains

__What is blockchain good for?
__Database and Ledger
__Decentralization and centralization
____participant
____Key characteristics of a distributed ledger
__Ethereum-based privacy implementation
____Nightfall
____quorum
__Enterprise Implementation
____Hyperledger
____coda
____DAML
Blockchain as a Service
__Banking
____Royal Mint
____Bank of France
____china
____Federal Reserve System
____JP Morgan
__Use of permissioned ledger
____IT
____Banking
____Central Bank Digital Currency
____law
____game
____Health Care
____Internet of Things
____payment
__Libra
____Libra Association
____Borrow from existing blockchains
____slave
____How the Leafra Protocol Works
__summation

Chapter 11.
The Future of Blockchain

__More things change
__Blockchains to Watch
____How Monero Works
____MimbleWomble, Beam, Green
__scaling problem
____side chain
____sharding
____Stark
____DAG
____Abelanche
____liquid
____Lightning
____Ethereum Scaling
__Privacy
__Interoperability
__Tokenize everything
__summation

What this book covers

The importance of Bitcoin in the birth of blockchain
- Exploring altcoins and alternative blockchain projects
- Understanding the challenges of blockchain scaling and forking
- Exploring the features offered by Ethereum and other blockchains
- Reviewing new business applications for blockchain
- Predicting the future of new technologies

Target audience for this book

This book is for anyone evaluating whether to invest time in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries.
Beyond the fad, you can see what blockchain technology actually offers.

Author's Note

The goal of this book is to convey all aspects of blockchain technology using facts and data.
We researched using multiple data sources and interviewed dozens of experts in the field to provide a more comprehensive and accurate view of what's actually happening in the blockchain industry.

Translator's Note

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