Blockchain and Decentralized Systems Book

"Blockchain and decentralized systems" is a guide the allows you to receive the minimal required set of knowledge for using crypto in day-to-day as well as building solutions and applications based on modern security model.

Where you can find a book

1. For free right here! Books are allocated in this repo have the most relevant version and are open for contributing. Below you can find the info how to propose improvement to the book and share a part of your knowledge with the community.
2. The books are available on Amazon. You can find Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 here. Feel free to write your review.
3. You can buy book as a personal NFT on Bookrypto.

ToC

Volume 1

Chapter	Title
0.1	INTRODUCTION
0.2	ABOUT DISTRIBUTED LAB
1	DECENTRALIZATION IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
2	HISTORY AND OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF BITCOIN
3	CRYPTOGRAPHY AND KEYS MANAGEMENT
4	TECHNOLOGICAL DETAILS OF BITCOIN OPERATION
5	BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
6	DEVELOPMENT OF DECENTRALIZED TECHNOLOGIES
7	USER PRIVACY IN OPEN SYSTEMS
8	CONCLUSION
9	TEST QUESTIONS
10	GLOSSARY OF TERMS
11	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
12	USED SOURCES AND LINKS

Volume 2

Chapter	Title
0.1	INTRODUCTION
0.2	ABOUT DISTRIBUTED LAB
1	DECENTRALIZATION AS A PARADIGM IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
2	CRYPTOGRAPHY IN DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS
3	TECHOLOGICAL DETAILS OF BITCOIN OPERATION
4	BITCOIN AS A PLATFORM
5	CONSENSUS REACHING METHODS
6	METHODS FOR ENSURING PRIVACY IN MODERN ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
7	EVOLUTION OF DECENTRALIZED TECHNOLOGIES
8	CONCLUSION
9	TEST QUESTIONS
10	GLOSSARY OF TERMS
11	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
12	USED SOURCES AND LINKS

Volume 3

Chapter	Title
0.1	INTRODUCTION
0.2	ABOUT DISTRIBUTED LAB
1	APPLYING DECENTRALIZED APPROACHES TO DIFFERENT SYSTEM DESIGNS
2	SCHNORR SIGNATURES AND THEIR APPLICATION
3	APPLYING THE CONCEPTS OF SHARDING, OFF-CHAIN, AND DAG
4	PRIVACY AND ANONYMITY ON THE INTERNET
5	ROLE OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMMITMENTS IN ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
6	BASICS OF POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY
7	STABLECOINS AND DECENTRALIZED FINANCE
8	CONCLUSION
9	TEST QUESTIONS
10	GLOSSARY OF TERMS
11	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
12	USED SOURCES AND LINKS

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