Blocks and Chains:Introduction to Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, and Their Consensus Mechanisms
- Blocks and Chains
- Categories:New Technology & Discoveries
- Language:English(Translation Services Available)
- Publication date:June,2017
- Pages:124
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- Size:190mm×234mm
- Page Views:323
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- Text Color:Black and white
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Author
Aljosha Judmayer received a master's degree in Software Engineering and Internet Computing at the TU Wien. He has five plus years experience in penetration testing as an IT security consultant. At the moment, he is working as an IT security researcher at SBA Research, where he is also working toward his Ph.D. degree on applications of cryptographic currencies and resilience aspects of distributed systems. His research interests include cryptographic currency technologies as well as network and systems security.
Nicholas Stifter, SBA Research
Nicholas Stifter received a master's degree in Computer Science Management and a bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from Vienna University of Technology. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. on security and maintainability aspects of blockchain technologies and smart contracts, and his research interests include Nakamoto consensus, distributed agreement protocols, and computing education for distributed systems topics.
Contents
Introduction
Background
History of Cryptographic Currencies
Bitcoin
Coin Management Tools
Nakamoto Consensus
Conclusion and Open Challenges
Bibliography
Authors' Biographies