The story of Blockchain is not just a tale of mathematical experiments. It's primarily a story of the age-old attempt to record human activities and the value that flows from them. This time, however, the goal is to make it accessible to everyone on equal terms. But will it truly be equal?
Cover 1
Half Title 2
Title Page 4
Copyright Page 5
Dedication 6
Epigraph 7
Table of Contents 8
Acknowledgments 11
Introduction 12
Note 15
Chapter 1: Blockchain—from a Florentine monk to the anonymous cryptographer 16
1.1 Money, trade, and the psychology of wealth 16
1.2 Against social stagnation 17
1.3 The most important Italian invention 19
1.3.1 Financial engineering 19
1.3.2 The art of accounting 21
1.3.3 Banking 25
1.4 3,500 years of hustling 29
Notes 30
Chapter 2: Let Blockchain be Blockchain 31
2.1 Occupy Wall Street 31
2.2 The new deal 34
2.2.1 Cryptographic experiments and the digital counterculture 36
2.2.2 Business implementation 40
2.3 Blockchain: The real deal 43
Notes 49
Chapter 3: Who is Satoshi? 52
3.1 The mysterious author 52
3.2 Looking for Nakamoto 57
3.2.1 Hal Finney, the first BTC transfer recipient 59
3.2.2 Gavin Andresen 60
3.2.3 Craig Wright 69
3.2.4 Nick Szabo 83
3.2.5 Dorian Nakamoto 85
3.2.6 Conclusion 87
Notes 88
Chapter 4: Bitcoin fever: The digital El Dorado 92
4.1 From programming curiosity to million-dollar business 92
4.1.1 Digital miners 93
4.2 The making of digital currency 94
4.3 Professional miners in DeFi 98
4.4 Green energy, climate catastrophe, and the future of mining 101
Notes 106
Chapter 5: The cryptospeculation 108
5.1 The trading game 109
5.2 Cryptocurrency speculators: Sailing the rough waters 111
5.3 Knowledge gap in the market 113
5.3.1 Decentralized finance explained: Blockchain 101 114
5.3.2 If not Bitcoin, then what? 118
5.3.3 Cryptocurrencies explained 122
5.4 The future of speculation 129
5.4.1 New designs, new possibilities 129
5.4.2 How to select tokens for speculation? 133
5.4.3 “Stay but, thou art so fair!!” 133
Notes 138
Chapter 6: Crypto entrepreneurs 141
6.1 The old laws of economics in the new economy 142
6.1.1 Cryptocurrency Say’s law 142
6.1.2 Hope built by the hands of crypto entrepreneurs 144
6.1.3 Funding startups 101 146
6.2 Funding through blockchain 150
6.3 How to conduct tokenization 154
6.4 Fortune favors the bold 159
Notes 162
Chapter 7: Fresh start 165
7.1 Orwellian cryptocurrency 165
7.2 Cryptocrimes 167
7.2.1 Attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges 167
7.2.2 Crypto in organized crime 172
7.3 Every country has its own customs 176
7.3.1 Reasoned skepticism 176
7.3.2 Crypto-islands, crypto-valleys 179
7.4 “Defeat the enemy with his own weapon” 184
Notes 188
Chapter 8: Blockchain governed by corporations 193
8.1 Corp-empires 193
8.2 Blockchain enters the financial world 195
8.2.1 From haters to adopters 195
8.2.2 Financial sector 200
8.3 Blockchain conquers the corporate world 204
Notes 206
Chapter 9: Metaverse 208
9.1 The new reality 208
9.1.1 Science fiction becomes fact 208
9.1.2 Connection to the analog reality 210
9.2 From Web 1.0 to Web 3.0 213
9.2.1 Where do we come from? 213
9.2.2 Where are we heading? 216
9.3 Priests of the digital metaworld 219
Notes 221
Chapter 10: Is it possible to change the world of finance once again? 223
10.1 Di Lampedusa looks at today’s world 223
10.2 Would have Karl Marx invested in cryptocurrencies? 226
10.3 Is Blockchain a chance for you? 233
Notes 234
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Blockchain, the key to the world of cryptocurrencies—a phrase that sounds like a promise of wealth. But what exactly is Blockchain? Unfortunately, in most books, articles, and discussions, it is either explained in a way that's hard to understand or oversimplified with unnecessary emotional baggage, presented either technically or ideologically. Some see Blockchain as a savior from greedy bankers, while others view it as a tool for building cryptocurrencies that undermine central banks. Which image is closer to reality? The story of Blockchain is not just a tale of mathematical experiments. It's primarily a story of the age-old attempt to record human activities and the value that flows from them. This time, however, the goal is to make it accessible to everyone on equal terms.This book delves into the evolution and technical intricacies of Blockchain technology, steering clear of the common focus on mere cryptocurrency speculation. It clarifies complex concepts and underscores Blockchain's capacity to revolutionize industries and empower individuals globally, thereby demystifying the technology and making its profound potential accessible to everyone.

2024-06-01