Table of Contents
Preface Wang Wei v
Introductiony Guo Yuhang xiii
Chapter 1 The Origins of Blockchain 1
The Evolution of the Ledger: The Rise and Fall of the Account Book 2
Value Transfer: What to Expect after the Internet 9
Credit Cost: How Many Faces Can You Remember? 13
Technical Innovation: From Bitcoin to Blockchain 20
Chapter 2 The Theory 25
What is Blockchain? 26
How Does Blockchain Work? 41
Blockchain's Underlying Structure 80
Chapter 3 The people 107
Eternal Legend: 99 Speculations about Satoshi Nakamoto 108
When Nick Szabo Was "Hit" by Vending Machines 113
Female Leaders with Wall Street Backgrounds in the Blockchain Community 118
The Man Writing Columns for the New York Times 120
A Big Fish Who Wants to Invest in All Digital Currencies 125
Chapter 4 The Application 129
Finance 130
Internet Management 139
Energy 145
Government 150
Health Care 159
Copyright 164
IoT 169
Agriculture 175
Charity 181
Blockchain Plus Others 184
Chapter 5 The Equipment 189
A Brief History of Bitcoin: Origin and Future 190
Blockchain Terms: A Must-Have Manual for Everyone 209
Appendix 217
What Is It Like to Be a COO in a Blockchain Startup? 217
Do All Technology Experts in Blockchain Companies Dream of Changing the World? 219
It Might Take 100 Picassos to Help You Understand the Abstract Nature of Blockchain! 223
What Crazy Things Have We Done to Promote the Then-Unknown Blockchain? 225
Acknowledgments 229