A review by arkron
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction by Edward Felten, Arvind Narayanan, Joseph Bonneau
4.0
Browsing around, you'll find lots of ressources online, but not many concise and well-structured books going deeper and doing more than reaping low-hanging fruits. My hope and expectation with this book was that it will bring me
a balanced view on the topic (unlike one of those "Make Money Fast!" books)
a broader view than only technological - i.e. ethical, legal, or social implications should be discussed instead of explaining platform APIs
In summary, this book fulfilled my expectations, was well worth the reading time, and I absolutely recommend it.
It is easily readable, gives many concrete examples, shows where different implementation paths could lead.
Full review at my review blog.
a balanced view on the topic (unlike one of those "Make Money Fast!" books)
a broader view than only technological - i.e. ethical, legal, or social implications should be discussed instead of explaining platform APIs
In summary, this book fulfilled my expectations, was well worth the reading time, and I absolutely recommend it.
It is easily readable, gives many concrete examples, shows where different implementation paths could lead.
Full review at my review blog.