Distributed Ledger Technology: The Science of the Blockchain Paperback – Import, 6 March 2017

This book is the second edition of "The Science of the Blockchain", which contains, along with small fixes, two new chapters: (1) an introduction to cryptography and (2) Bitcoin beyond the blockchain. I will not discuss the other chapters here, please check out the other reviews provided on Amazon for the first edition. In my opinion, already the first edition was a very good book.(1) The new cryptography chapter provides fundamental knowledge regarding topics such as key exchange, public key methods, and message authentication: e.g., how to make best use of hashing your messages - and how not to do it. While only 20 pages long, these are the 20 pages you should read if you do not have a cryptography background. Further reading material for the interested reader is linked.(2) The second new chapter, "Inside Bitcoin", discusses cryptographic tools, message formats, and the ecosystem. Extensive chapter notes are provided, citing over 45 other works. A very nice overview.In summary, especially considering the cheap price of the book, I can only recommend it.

Excellent technical introduction to the subject.

I like the way the book presents the problem and then walks through the process of developing the complete algorithm.

Easy read