Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that has no central authority to control the flow of funds. This book talks about this digital money (cryptocurrencies) which is designed to work with the help of the blockchain technology, a decentralized and distributed public ledger system. Cryptocurrencies are created by developers (software developers). Anyone with access to the internet and a computer can become a cryptocurrency miner. In this book, we also...

"A primer on the currency alternative that's changing the world. Bitcoin can be a bit puzzling to the uninitiated. Ledger? Blockchain? Mining? These cryptocurrency concepts aren't going away, and there are tremendous opportunities for those with some know-how to get onboard with the crypto culture. Bitcoin For Dummies helps you get un-puzzled, learn the Bitcoin basics, and discover the possibilities in the new world of digital currencies. With this...

"Devil's Coin is the astonishing true story of the Scottish coal miner's daughter who took on the mafia founders of the world's biggest financial fraud, and helped the FBI to convict them, soon to be a major motion picture"--

"NFT scholar, Professor Ed Lee of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, offers a new theory to explain the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their impact on art, business, ownership, and society"--

"When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side? In Going Infinite Lewis sets out to answer...

Blockchain technology has come a long way since its introduction in 2009 thanks to technology. This technology has the potential to disrupt many industries--and has already--from banks to law to even healthcare. In Blockchain in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how blockchain technology can solve many of today's digital problems, including digital ownership.

"A famous actor and an experienced journalist present an entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, from its initial promise of taking power from banks while providing quick riches to its current spectacular crash"--

"Martin is a--contain your excitement--self--employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerilla war between people who want to hide money, and people who want to find it. He knows the ins and outs of financial records that are designed to conceal rather than reveal. He's as comfortable with social media as people a quarter his age, and he's a finger--level expert in the techniques of money laundering and shell--company games practiced by...

"1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid vast quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in boobytrapped underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947 some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States government, which told no one about the find. Instead, those assets were stamped classified, shipped to Europe, and secretly assimilated into something called the Black Eagle Trust. Present day....

"Crissy Dowling has created a world that suits her perfectly. She passes her days by the pool in a private cabana, she splurges on ice cream but never gains an ounce, and each evening she transforms into a Princess, performing her musical cabaret inspired by the life of the late Diana Spencer. Some might find her strange or even delusional, an American speaking with a British accent, hair feathered into a style twenty years old, living and working...