Название: Blockchain And Distributed Ledgers: Mathematics, Technology, And Economics
Автор: Alexander Lipton, Adrien Treccani
Издательство: World Scientific Publishing
Год: 2022
Страниц: 481
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 65.7 MB

This textbook focuses on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its potential impact on society at large. It aims to offer a detailed and self-contained introduction to the founding principles behind DLT accessible to a well-educated but not necessarily mathematically oriented audience. DLT allows solving many complicated problems arising in economics, banking, and finance, industry, trade, and other fields. However, to reap the ultimate benefits, one has to overcome some of its inherent limitations and use it judiciously. Not surprisingly, amid increasing applications of DLT, misconceptions are formed over its use. The book thoroughly dispels these misconceptions via an impartial assessment of the arguments rooted in scientific reasoning.Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers: Mathematics, Technology, and Economics offers a detailed and self-contained introduction to DLT, blockchains, and cryptocurrencies and seeks to equip the reader with an ability to participate in the crypto economy meaningfully.

Contents:

Background
The Global Financial System and its Pain Points
A Primer on Cryptocurrencies and Distributed Ledgers
Essential Cryptographic Tools
Bitcoin — A Deep Dive
Ethereum — A Distributed World Computer?
Ripple — A Simple Solution to a Complex Problem?
Central Bank Digital Currencies and Stablecoins
Wallets and Key Management
Cryptocurrencies and Quantitative Finance
Current Research Topics
Present and Future of DLT

Readership: Students and professionals from quantitatively-oriented fields such as mathematics, computer science, finance, economics, banking, and supply chain management.