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Published inJan 2019
Reading LevelIntermediate
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ISBN-139781789956023
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Peter Lipovyanov
Peter Lipovyanov
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Peter Lipovyanov

Peter Lipovyanov is an experienced investment banker and venture investor currently focusing on blockchain projects and crypto-assets. A firm believer in the potential of blockchain technology to change the world for the better by facilitating financial inclusion across the globe and improving the efficiency of financial markets and other sectors of the economy, he has been involved in several promising blockchain projects building decentralized applications. His passion for education also led him to create a bestseller online course about the fundamental principles of blockchain technology and its business applications, which is the basis for this book.
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We have reached the end of this chapter! Now, you should be able to appreciate what a unique system Bitcoin is. It is the first and foremost implementation of a decentralized digital currency and peer-to-peer payment system. To recap, the five powers powering Bitcoin are as follows:

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptography
  • Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm
  • P2P network
  • Software code base

All these create powerful network effects and are further reinforced with the growth of the Bitcoin community and ecosystem. With increased user adoption, more applications and use cases, the value of the network grows, which in turn creates incentives for further development and innovation leading to an even higher future growth potential.

We started our Bitcoin journey from the roots of the technology and reviewed its successful launch and evolution. We went on to examine more sophisticated concepts...

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Published in: Jan 2019Publisher: ISBN-13: 9781789956023

Author (1)

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Peter Lipovyanov

Peter Lipovyanov is an experienced investment banker and venture investor currently focusing on blockchain projects and crypto-assets. A firm believer in the potential of blockchain technology to change the world for the better by facilitating financial inclusion across the globe and improving the efficiency of financial markets and other sectors of the economy, he has been involved in several promising blockchain projects building decentralized applications. His passion for education also led him to create a bestseller online course about the fundamental principles of blockchain technology and its business applications, which is the basis for this book.
Read more about Peter Lipovyanov