Decrypting Money

A Comprehensive Introduction to Bitcoin

Anthony Jefferies, Marco Krohn, Marco Krohn

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English

Lioncrest Publishing
20 June 2023

Coding theory & cryptology; Finance; Distributed databases; Data encryption

Bitcoin is more than an investment. It's more than electronic cash, or a form of payment. Bitcoin is security, equality, and independence. Bitcoin is gold-a gold tailor-made for the internet age.

In Decrypting Money, cryptocurrency experts Marco Krohn, Anthony Jefferies, Marco Streng, and Zoran Balkic pull back the curtain on the world of public ledgers, decentralization, mining, blockchains, and private keys. They reveal a place where printing presses cannot debase money and funds are safely-and quickly-transferred over insecure networks. Without technical jargon or complicated formulae, this insightful resource provides everyone from the bitcoin novice to the experienced user with background knowledge on the history of money, the characteristics of sound money, and the deep rabbit hole of cryptocurrencies. Decrypting Money is the jumpstart you need to understand cryptocurrencies and make your money truly yours.

By: Anthony Jefferies, Marco Krohn, Marco Krohn
Imprint: Lioncrest Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9781544535999
ISBN 10: 1544535996
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 20 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marco Krohn studied mathematics, physics, and economics, obtaining a PhD in theoretical physics and working for an investment bank for several years after graduation. After learning about bitcoin, Marco quit his bank job to join the cryptocurrency revolution. He is the co-founder of many successful blockchain companies, including Genesis Digital Assets, the world's largest mining company, Genesis Mining, and Genesis Group. Anthony Jefferies studied mathematics and engineering and completed his PhD in the field of numerical simulation of combustion. He worked for more than ten years at major German car manufacturers, performing computational fluid calculations in the research and development division. Since discovering bitcoin, he has been involved in a number of cryptocurrency projects, including a cryptocurrency exchange and the development of quantitative tools for bitcoin data analysis. Marco Streng is the co-founder and CEO of Genesis Digital Assets, one of the largest industrial-scale bitcoin mining companies in the world. In 2013, Marco was studying to become a mathematician when he first discovered bitcoin. He became fascinated by the technology and assembled his first bitcoin miner in his dorm room before rapidly expanding and building industrial-scale mining farms around the world. Before Genesis Digital Assets, Marco co-founded Genesis Mining and Genesis Group.Zoran Balkic has been a computer scientist since he was a child, studying then teaching computer science at the university level for fifteen years. His first bitcoin project in 2013 involved using SMS to buy bitcoin, and he went on to found and lead successful companies in the cryptocurrency industry. His interest in education continues, and he is an active participant in the Croatian bitcoin community.

Reviews for Decrypting Money: A Comprehensive Introduction to Bitcoin

"""Everyone has heard a lot about Bitcoin since it appeared a decade ago, but few really understand it. The authors of Decrypting Money do, and there can be no better reference to understanding what Bitcoin is and why it matters. While I'm no cryptocurrency expert, I know a revolution when I see one. The world is in need of new ideas and new solutions, and the promise of Bitcoin is to bring radical speed and security improvements to one of the basic building blocks of our society: money. Decrypting Money is an invaluable guide to the risks and rewards of the Bitcoin revolution, whether you want to join it yourself or only be an informed observer. Time will tell if Bitcoin is, as the authors posit, 'the most paradigm-shifting technology since the microprocessor, ' but after reading this book I wouldn't bet any bitcoins against it!"" - Garry Kasparov, Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation and the 13th World Chess Champion ""Since the beginning, humanity has struggled under the burden of imperfect money, resulting in chronic inflation escalating over time and leading inevitably to societal collapse. Bitcoin is the first engineered monetary system, respecting the laws of thermodynamics and the principles of mathematics, representing a sound technical, ethical, and economic foundation upon which to build the economy of the future."" - Michael Saylor, Chairman and Founder of Microstrategy"