Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1
MONEY AS WE NOW KNOW IT: THE PAST & PRESENT
THE HISTORY OF MONEY
THE ORIGINS OF MONEY AND BANKING
Functions Of Money
FACTORS THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONEY
Money in Its Primitive Form
THE INVENTION OF COINS AND BANKING
Usage of Coin In Ancient Greece
HOW MONEY EXCHANGES AND CREDIT TRANSFER DEVELOPED
HOW CURRENCY CENTRALIZATION AND MONOPOLY OVER MONEY-MINTING STARTED
Early Forms of Counterfeit Currency Checks
THE INTRODUCTION OF PAPER MONEY
MONEY IN THE PRESENT: PLASTIC MONEY
SECTION 2
UNDERSTANDING THE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
BLOCKCHAIN 101: A SUCCINCT GUIDE
WHAT IS THE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY?
HISTORY OF THE BLOCKCHAIN
A CHRONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BLOCKCHAIN RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
BENEFITS OF THE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
DISADVANTAGES OF USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
SECTION 3
ETHEREUM GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS
UNDERSTANDING ETHEREUM
HOW ETHEREUM DEVELOPED
HOW ETHEREUM WORKS
HOW SMART CONTRACTS WORK
THE APPLICATION POSSIBILITIES FOR SMART CONTRACTS
MINING: HOW MINING WORKS
SECTION 4
A TECHNICAL GUIDE TO GETTING STARTED ON BLOCKCHAIN
GETTING STARTED ON BLOCKCHAIN: IMPLEMENTING BLOCKCHAIN INTO BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BLOCKCHAIN-BASED APPLICATIONS YOU CAN INTEGRATE INTO YOUR BUSINESS
SMART CONTRACT AND ETHEREUM WEB DEVELOPMENT: A PRACTICAL GETTING-STARTED GUIDE
SECTION 5
THE FUTURE OF MONEY: A CRYPTOCURRENCIES ET AL GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS
UNDERSTANDING CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND THEIR EMERGENCE
HOW CRYPTOCURRENCIES WORK
BITCOIN LIFECYCLE: HOW CRYPTOCURRENCY TRANSACTIONS WORK
HOW TO INVEST IN BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES
CONCLUSION