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'''''Mastering Bitcoin''''' by [[Wikipedia:Andreas Antonopoulos|Andreas M. Antonopoulos]] is [http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001802/index.html a freely-available book] on Bitcoin by O'Reilly publishers, published in 2015.
'''''Mastering Bitcoin''''' by [[Wikipedia:Andreas Antonopoulos|Andreas M. Antonopoulos]] is [https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/book.asciidoc a freely-available book] on Bitcoin published in 2015 by O'Reilly Media.
 
Mastering Bitcoin is a digital currency best seller<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Digital-Currencies/zgbs/books/10806607011</ref> and has been translated by volunteers into more than 10 languages[https://bitcoinbook.info/translations-of-mastering-bitcoin/]. The second edition added 30% more content covering topics such as [[SegWit]], [[SIGHASH]] types and the [[Lightning Network]] (Chapters 6 and 7). The book has been completely written on GitHub from day one with contributions from 114 individuals <ref>https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/graphs/contributors</ref> mirroring the open, collaborative model of Bitcoin development itself.


Mastering Bitcoin has been criticized{{by whom}} for plagiarizing this wiki<ref>https://github.com/aantonop/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/appdx-scriptops.asciidoc</ref><ref>https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script</ref> and promoting bad practices that may lead to theft and deanonymization.{{citation needed}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
[https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-documentation Bitcoin.org Developer Documentation]
[https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-documentation Bitcoin.org Developer Documentation]
*[http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001802/index.html DRM-free book from O'Reilly]
*''Mastering Bitcoin'' from O'Reilly (DRM-free book; May 2015 edition):
**[https://isidore.co/calibre/get/epub/5328 EPUB format]
**[https://isidore.co/calibre/get/pdf/5328 PDF format]
*[https://isidore.co/calibre#panel=book_details&book_id=6316 ''Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain'' from O'Reilly] ([https://isidore.co/calibre/get/epub/6316 DRM-free EPUB]; June 2017, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition)
*[https://github.com/aantonop/bitcoinbook GitHub page]
*[https://github.com/aantonop/bitcoinbook GitHub page]
*[https://www.bitcoinbook.info/ author's book page]
*[https://www.bitcoinbook.info/ Author's book page]


==References==
==References==


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Latest revision as of 21:40, 25 February 2019

Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a freely-available book on Bitcoin published in 2015 by O'Reilly Media.

Mastering Bitcoin is a digital currency best seller[1] and has been translated by volunteers into more than 10 languages[1]. The second edition added 30% more content covering topics such as SegWit, SIGHASH types and the Lightning Network (Chapters 6 and 7). The book has been completely written on GitHub from day one with contributions from 114 individuals [2] mirroring the open, collaborative model of Bitcoin development itself.

See Also

Bitcoin.org Developer Documentation

References