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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Preface
I. Introduction
1. The Context of Monetary Theory
1.1. Origin of a Monetary Unit
1.2. Functions of a Monetary Unit
1.3. Fundamental Properties of Money
1.4. Monetary Value
1.5. Monetary Control Structures
1.6. Exercises
2. Bitcoin Overview
2.1. Classification of Bitcoin
2.2. Bitcoin Components: An Overview
2.3. Bitcoin’s Unique Selling Proposition
2.4. Bitcoin’s Technology: A Primer
2.5. Origin and Governance
2.6. Exercises
II. Technical Analysis
3. Transactional Capacity
3.1. Bitcoin Network
3.2. Extended Network
3.3. Bitcoin Communication Protocol
3.4. Exercises
4. Transactional Legitimacy
4.1. Pseudonyms
4.2. Hash Functions
4.3. Signatures
4.4. Transactions
4.5. Script Conditions
4.6. Signature Hash Type
4.7. Segregated Witness (SegWit)
4.8. Exercises
5. Transactional Consensus
5.1. Blocks and the Blockchain
5.2. Consensus Protocol
5.3. Bitcoin Mining: Incentives and Examples
5.4. Exercises
III. Further Remarks
6. Bitcoin’s Challenges
6.1. Price Volatility
6.2. Scalability
6.3. Adoption
6.4. Political Challenges
6.5. Exercises
7. Further Applications
7.1. Decentralized Verification and Attestation
7.2. Tokens and Colored Coins
7.3. Smart Property
7.4. Blockchain Contracts (Smart Contracts)
7.5. Exercises
8. Practical Guidelines for Bitcoin
8.1. Procurement
8.2. Storage
8.3. Payments
8.4. Exercises
References
Index
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