Bitcoin Protocol

Explore the inner workings of the Bitcoin Protocol and its pivotal role in shaping the blockchain revolution. This book equips political science professionals, students, and tech enthusiasts with essential insights into how decentralized systems are transforming power structures, governance, and trust.

Chapters Brief Overview:

1: Bitcoin protocol: Understand Bitcoin’s foundation and its secure, decentralized transaction logic.

2: Nervos Network: Discover Nervos’ layered architecture and how it extends blockchain flexibility.

3: Blockchain: Grasp blockchain's role as a transparent, tamperproof, decentralized recordkeeping system.

4: Colored Coins: Learn how digital assets can be embedded in Bitcoin using metadata for extended functions.

5: Firo (cryptocurrency): Study Firo’s privacybydefault approach and its innovative Lelantus protocol.

6: Bitcoin: Delve into Bitcoin’s history, purpose, and how it disrupted traditional monetary systems.

7: Monero: Explore Monero’s use of stealth addresses and ring signatures for financial privacy.

8: Privacy and blockchain: Analyze the critical tension between blockchain transparency and user privacy.

9: SegWit: See how Segregated Witness optimizes Bitcoin transactions and supports scalability.

10: Doublespending: Learn how Bitcoin solves the doublespending problem without centralized control.

11: Lightning Network: Explore this Layer2 protocol for fast, scalable offchain Bitcoin transactions.

12: Mining pool: Understand collective mining efforts and how they influence consensus power.

13: Distributed ledger: Examine ledgers with no central authority and their impact on information trust.

14: Proof of work: Investigate the consensus mechanism that secures the Bitcoin network through computation.

15: Ethereum Classic: Trace the ideological split from Ethereum and its significance in blockchain history.

16: Cryptocurrency: Define digital currency’s evolution, types, and role in decentralized finance.

17: Bitcoin scalability problem: Examine the limitations of Bitcoin’s block size and its growing demand.

18: Unspent transaction output: Understand UTXOs as the foundation of transaction validity and balance.

19: Cryptocurrency wallet: Explore wallet types and how they protect and manage digital assets securely.

20: Decentralized application: Learn how DApps leverage blockchain to bypass centralized platforms.

21: Zerocoin protocol: Delve into privacyenhancing cryptography that builds anonymous transactions.

This book is more than a technical guide—it’s a critical lens into the digital systems reshaping society. In the age of algorithmic governance and decentralized economies, understanding blockchain is essential for anyone engaged in political science and modern policymaking.