Already in just a decade of existence, cryptocurrencies have been the world’s best-performing financial asset, outperforming stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. This comprehensive yet concise book will enable the reader to learn about the nuts and bolts of cryptocurrencies, including their history, technology, regulations and economics. Additionally, this book teaches sound investment strategies that already work along with the spectrum of risks and returns. This book provides a plain-language primer for beginners worldwide on how to confidently navigate the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrencies. Beginning by cutting to the chase, the author lists the common burning questions about cryptocurrency and provides succinct answers. Next, he gives an overview of cryptocurrency’s underlying technology: blockchain. He then explores the history of cryptocurrency and why it’s attracted so much attention. With that foundation, readers will be ready to understand how to invest in cryptocurrency: how cryptocurrency differs from traditional investments such as stocks, how to decide which cryptocurrency to invest in, how to acquire it, how to send and receive it, along with investment strategies. Additionally, legal issues, social implications, cybersecurity risks and the vocabulary of cryptocurrency are also covered, including Bitcoin and the many alternative cryptocurrencies. Written by a journalist-turned-professor, this book’s appeal lies in its succinct, informative and easy-to-understand style. It will be of great interest to anyone looking to further their understanding of what cryptocurrency is, why it’s a big deal, how to acquire it, how to send and receive it, and investment strategies.

Foundations of cryptography. Secrety systems. Monalphabetic sasubstitution. Polyalphabetic systems. Rotor systems. Block ciphers and the data encryption standard. Key management. Public key systems. Digital signatures and authentications. File security. References. Appendixes: Probability theory. The variance ...

Already in just a decade of existence, cryptocurrencies have been the world’s best-performing financial asset, outperforming stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. This comprehensive yet concise book will enable the reader to learn about the nuts and bolts of cryptocurrencies, including their history, technology, regulations and economics. Additionally, this book teaches sound investment strategies that already work along with the spectrum of risks and returns. This book provides a plain-language primer for beginners worldwide on how to confidently navigate the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrencies. Beginning by cutting to the chase, the author lists the common burning questions about cryptocurrency and provides succinct answers. Next, he gives an overview of cryptocurrency’s underlying technology: blockchain. He then explores the history of cryptocurrency and why it’s attracted so much attention. With that foundation, readers will be ready to understand how to invest in cryptocurrency: how cryptocurrency differs from traditional investments such as stocks, how to decide which cryptocurrency to invest in, how to acquire it, how to send and receive it, along with investment strategies. Additionally, legal issues, social implications, cybersecurity risks and the vocabulary of cryptocurrency are also covered, including Bitcoin and the many alternative cryptocurrencies. Written by a journalist-turned-professor, this book’s appeal lies in its succinct, informative and easy-to-understand style. It will be of great interest to anyone looking to further their understanding of what cryptocurrency is, why it’s a big deal, how to acquire it, how to send and receive it, and investment strategies.

Astonishing wealth! Sudden wealth! Wealth for those starting with few resources?Yes, it is possible. A revolution has just begun, and it is going to change your world.That revolution is the cryptocurrency revolution and the runaway bull market it has created built upon a disruptive new technology called "blockchain". You need to know how your world is about to change and how you can profit--perhaps beyond your wildest imagination--from this insurrection.No doubt you have heard of Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency. Did you know that there are over 1500 "cryptos"? Did you know that, starting with small sums of money, people invested in this revolution are creating life-changing wealth?Are you aware just how much creative destruction blockchain is about to unleash upon the world? Upon organizations and institutions you've come to know and count on?But the real revolution is not Bitcoin. It is this radical new technology called blockchain, and blokchain is changing the world. Few, however, even know what this radical and disruptive new technology is, much less how to profit from it.In Crypto Primer: How to Start Investing in the Runaway Cryptocurrency Bull Market, entrepreneur, author, and crypto investor David W. Kelley will explain just what blockchain and cryptocurrencies are, and he will show you step-by-step HOW to start investing in the once-in-a-lifetime bull market.

Everybody is talking about cryptocurrencies - a new concept, a new monetary system. Knowing about Bitcoins will become as important as knowing about dollars. This technology has emerged from the "laboratory phase" and has become a whole new player in the financial market. Still, cryptocurrencies are just starting up and will rise massively in the next couple of years. You could and SHOULD be among the first to know about this technology and how you can participate. This book will teach you everything you need to know about different kinds of cryptocurrencies (you knew that there are different currencies, right?) while not going too much into the technical details. What you will learn: Amongst elaborate explanations you will find: What cryptocurrencies are How to acquire cryptocoins What mining is and how to mine cryptocoins The differences between cryptocurrencies and regular money (fiat money) Information on some of the most popular and important cryptocoins (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, ZCash) The crypto-train is just starting off - jump right on as long as it is going slow!

As the world’s first decentralized digital currency, Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize online payments systems in a way that benefits consumers and businesses. Instead of using an intermediary such as PayPal or submitting credit card information to a third party for verification—both of which often include transaction fees and other restrictions—Bitcoin allows individuals to pay each other directly for goods or services. The characteristics that make Bitcoin so innovative have also made it a target for regulators, who fear that the cryptocurrency will aid tax evasion, money laundering, and other crimes. While it is true that it can be used for nefarious purposes, the same can be said of cash. But, unlike cash, Bitcoin transactions are recorded in an online ledger. In this new primer published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Jerry Brito and Andrea Castillo describe how the digital currency works and address many of the common misconceptions about it. They also analyze current laws and regulations that may already cover digital currencies and warn against preemptively placing regulatory restrictions on Bitcoin that could stifle the new technology before it has a chance to evolve. In addition, they give several recommendations about how to treat Bitcoin going forward. Here, at the forefront of the debate, Brito and Castillo both support innovation and provide much-needed clarity for policymakers and law enforcement. A Spanish edition of this book is also available from the Mercatus Center.

This incisive and thought-provoking book examines the regulation of cryptocurrency trading by state and federal financial services regulators, in order to understand why these statutes proved to be ineffective in regulating this new asset class. Furthermore, it analyzes and evaluates pending proposals in Congress for more effective cryptocurrency regulation.