Bitcoin: Technical Background and Data Analysis

by Anton Badev, Federal Reserve Board, Matthew Chen, et al.

Broadly speaking, Bitcoin is a scheme designed to facilitate the transfer of value between parties. Unlike traditional payment systems, which transfer funds denominated in sovereign currencies, Bitcoin has its own metric for value called bitcoin (with lowercase letter "b", and abbreviated as BTC1). Bitcoin is a complex scheme, and its implementation involves a combination of cryptography, distributed algorithms, and incentive driven behavior. Moreover,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519725450
• ISBN13: 9781519725455
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"