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Bitcoin for the befuddled

A short course of lectures
«Bitcoin for the befuddled»

Step 2: Deciding on a Meeting Place A Face-to-Face Bitcoin Purchase with Escrow Bitcoin's Early Impact The Blockchain Initializing Our Java Objects Storing Large Amounts of Bitcoins Cryptographic Hash Functions: SHA256 and RIPEMD160 Still Don't See a Buying Option That Works for You?Crowley and the Unfortunate Jelly-Filled Donut Incident This Is It Called a Digital Signature?Bitcoin and Government Stability The Best Programming Language for Connecting to the Bitcoin Network Personal Hot Wallet Ability to import private keys Special Mention: The Bitcoin Brain Wallet Random Key Generation vs. Deterministic Key Generation (vs. Single Key Generation)The Energy Costs of Bitcoin A Brief Cryptography Overview A Parable of Two Generals Offline vs. Online Transaction Signing Starting Bitcoin Core The Blockchain Lottery Blockchain Forking LOST AT SEA. CRYPTOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE For Linux Folks BITCOIN BASICS The Security of Bitcoin's Cryptography Satoshi Square Applying the Parable to Bitcoin Ability to inspect arbitrary Bitcoin addresses Step 3: Linking Your Bank Account to Coinbase Installing node-bitcoin What Will a Bitcoin Be Worth in 2030?Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)Combining Reversible and Irreversible Assets Cryptographic Hash Functions Verify Information Step 3: Installing Git Decentralization in Bitcoin Mining Problems During Person-to-Person Transactions Ways to Buy Bitcoins Some Upbeat Notes on Bitcoin Security Signing a Bitcoin Transaction Using ECDSA What Are the Existential Risks to Bitcoin?Step 1: Registering at Coinbase Running bye-bye-money What's in This Book?Using Bitcoin for Savings One-Way Functions Step 1: Installing Java Preventing Attacks with Mining Theoretical Hash Rate Limits Extra Protection for Bitcoin Private Keys Bitcoin Addresses Generated by Your Bitcoin Wallet Program Storing Small Amounts of Bitcoins Bitcoin and Illegal Activity Listening for New Money BITCOIN PROGRAMMING WITH BITCOINJ Step 3: Placing an Order to Buy Bitcoins Acquiring Bitcoins in Your Wallet Hot Storage vs. Cold Storage Why Not Just Mine Bitcoins?Can Bitcoin Be Destroyed by Governments or Corporations?Can Bitcoin Be Destroyed via Bugs or Hacks?Full vs. Simplified Payment Verification Market Orders Bitcoin Mining for Profit Why Bitcoin Needs Cryptography HELLO MONEY! A SIMPLE JAVASCRIPT PROGRAM Creating a Starter Project for hello-money Buying Bitcoins the Easy Way Three Ways to Write Bitcoin Software Step 3: Handing Over the Money and Getting Your Bitcoins A Brief History of Digital Currencies Bitcoin Mining in 2030 Moving Around on a Line Step 4: Installing BitcoinJ Step 4: Buying Bitcoins on Coinbase Personal vs. Hosted Wallets The Hassle of Converting Dollars (or Other Currencies) into Bitcoins Digital Signatures The Future Potential of Bitcoin Security of confirmed payments Step 2: Installing Maven The Bitcoin Core JSON-RPC API A Day in the Life of a Bitcoiner in 2030 Online Hosted Wallet Services Bitcoin Units Sending the Money For Mac Hackers : The Main Loop Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoind Bitcoin and the Dangers of Deflation Buying Bitcoins the Fun and Futuristic Way Step 2: Transferring US Dollars to Your Exchange Account Why Is Bitcoin Mining Needed?Encrypted Paper Wallets Buying Bitcoins from a Currency Exchange Ensuring the Money Transmission Overall security Authorizing Transactions with Digital Signatures Bye-Bye Money Buying Bitcoins the Efficient Way General Security Notes on Bitcoin Programming The Dawn of Bitcoin Can Bitcoin Be Supplanted by Another Cryptocurrency?Mining Bitcoins Declarations at the Top of the Program The Bitcoin Wallet Pooled Mining How Miners Solve a Block Using Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange PREFACE The Dangers of Decentralized Digital Money Wallet Software Design Fundamentals Public Key Cryptography Proof-of-Work in Bitcoin Mining Offline Transaction Signing Hello Money!Block header structure The Complexity and Confusion of Bitcoin Why Use JavaScript?How Bitcoin Works in Simple Terms The Bitcoin End Game BUYING BITCOINS Limitations of Writing Bitcoin Programs That Use JSON-RPC Spending Bitcoins with Your Wallet Cryptographic Methods Used in Bitcoin Acknowledgments Step 2: Setting Up Two-Factor Identification Which Wallet Is Right for You?Speed of new payments Other Common (and Not So Common) Bitcoin Wallet Features Hello Money! Balance: 20000 satoshis Future Wallets Step 1: Finding Someone to Buy From The Meaning of "Easy"BITCOIN MINING Limit Orders Irreversible Transactions BITCOIN 2030 : Initializing the Connection with Bitcoin Core Authentication Factors Storing Your Private Key(s)UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BITCOIN WALLETS The Complexity of the Bitcoin System Why Irreversible Transactions Are Arguably Superior Running the Hello Money! App Special Mention: The Bitcoin Hardware Wallet What Role Might Bitcoin Play in the Future?Reversible Transactions Writing the Code for hello-money THE CRYPTOGRAPHY BEHIND BITCOIN Writing Your First Bitcoin Program in JavaScript Gotchas When Using Wallets in BitcoinJ Connecting to the Bitcoin Network Why Bitcoin Now?Pseudocode for Elliptic Point Summation and Point Multiplication Security for new payments Speediness of initial installation and network synchronization The Bitcoin Address Importing a Private Key Running and Testing the hello-money Java Program Effect on overall health of Bitcoin network The Private Key Step 1: Setting Up an Account and Linking to Your Bank Account WHAT IS BITCOIN?Step 5: Protecting Your Shiny New Bitcoins Does Bitcoin Have Advantages over Existing Currencies?WHY BITCOIN IS A BIG DEAL The Benefits of Using Bitcoin Online Personal Wallet Services STORING YOUR BITCOINS SAFELY, SECURELY, AND CONVENIENTLY Safety, Security, and Convenience Additional Wallet Considerations A Face-to-Face Bitcoin Purchase Without Escrow Installing Node.js Efficiency of storage use Paper Wallets Verifying the Validity of the Transaction History Installing Java, Maven, and the BitcoinJ Library Buying Bitcoins with Coinbase Bitcoin's First Four Years Transaction Confirmations, Double Spending, and Irreversibility About the Authors Using Digital Signatures How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?Fragmented Private Keys and Multi-Signature Addresses Anatomy of a Block Distributing New Currency with Mining Preparing Your Machine for JavaScript Bitcoin Programming Choosing the Storage Method That's Right for You

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