title: Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies
author:  Andreas M. Antonopoulos 
description: <i></i>"When I talk about Bitcoin, I am sometimes asked 'but how does it really work?' Now I have a great answer for that question, because anybody who reads <i>Mastering Bitcoin</i> will have a deep understanding of how it works and will be well-equipped to write the next generation of amazing cryptocurrency applications" - <i>Gavin Andresen, Chief Scientist, Bitcoin Foundation.</i><br /><br />"Mastering Bitcoin is the best technical reference available on bitcoin today. And bitcoin is likely to be seen in retrospect as the most important technology of this decade. As such, this book is an absolute must-have for any developer, especially those interested in building applications with the bitcoin protocol. Highly recommended." - <i>Balaji S. Srinivasan (@balajis), General Partner Andreessen Horowitz</i><br /><br />"Bitcoin and blockchain technologies are becoming fundamental building blocks for the next generation internet. Silicon Valley's best and brightest are working on it. Andreas' book will help you join the software revolution in the world of finance." - <i>Naval Ravikant, cofounder, AngelList</i><br /><br />"The invention of the Bitcoin Blockchain represents an entirely new platform to build upon, one that will enable an ecosystem as wide and diverse as the Internet itself. As one of the preeminent thought leaders, Andreas M. Antonopoulos is the perfect choice to write this book." - <i>Roger Ver, Bitcoin Entrepreneur &amp; Investor</i><br /><br />AT&amp;T Tech Channel offers a video review of "Mastering Bitcoin"
zlib_text: Andreas M. Antonopoulos
  Mastering  
   Bitcoin
  UNLOCKING DIGITAL CRYPTOCURRENCIES
  
  E-COMMERCE
  Mastering Bitcoin
  ISBN: 978-1-449-37404-4
  US $34.99 
   CAN $36.99
  “	When	I	talk	about	
  Bitcoin,	I	am	sometimes	
  asked	'but	how	does	
  it	really	work?'	Now	I	
  have	a	great	answer	
  for	that	question,	
  because	anybody	
  who	reads	Mastering 
  Bitcoin	will	have	a	deep	
  understanding	of	how	
  it	works	and	will	be	
  well-equipped	to	write	
  the	next	generation	of	
  amazing	cryptocurrency	
  applications.”
  —Gavin Andresen
  Chief Scientist, Bitcoin Foundation
  “	Andreas'	book	will	help	
  you	join	the	software	
  revolution	in	the	world	of	
  finance.”
  —Naval Ravikant
  cofounder, AngelList
  Twitter: @oreillymedia
  facebook.com/oreilly
  Want to join the technological revolution that’s taking the world of finance 
  by storm? Mastering Bitcoin is your guide through the seemingly complex 
  world of bitcoin, providing the requisite knowledge to help you participate in 
  the internet of money. Whether you’re building the next killer a