Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies

Kiana Danial is an investment trainer and consultant as well as the author of Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies.Peter Kent is a veteran technology author. Tyler Bain is a Certified Bitcoin Professional. Peter and Tyler are co-authors of Cryptocurrency Mining For Dummies. Tiana Laurence heads her own venture capital firm and is author of Blockchain For Dummies, 2nd Edition. Michael G. Solomon, PhD, is a professor of Computer Information Sciences as well as author of Ethereum For Dummies.

• Introduction. 1Book 1: Cryptocurrency Basics 5Chapter 1: What Is a Cryptocurrency? 7Chapter 2: How Cryptocurrencies Work 15Chapter 3: Introducing Cryptocurrency Wallets 27Chapter 4: Different Types of Cryptocurrencies 43Book 2: Blockchain Basics 59Chapter 1: Introducing Blockchain 61Chapter 2: Picking a Blockchain 73Chapter 3: Getting Your Hands on Blockchain 81Chapter 4: Beholding the Bitcoin Blockchain 91Chapter 5: Encountering the Ethereum Blockchain 101Chapter 6: Getting Your Hands on Hyperledger 115Chapter 7: Financial Technology 123Book 3: Bitcoin 133Chapter 1: Bitcoin Tech Explained 135Chapter 2: Buying, Using, and Selling Bitcoin 155Chapter 3: Taking Control of Your Wallet (and Hodling Your Bitcoin) 191Chapter 4: Keeping Your Bitcoin Safe 227Book 4: Ethereum 249Chapter 1: Getting to Know Ethereum 251Chapter 2: Exploring Use Cases for Ethereum 259Chapter 3: Examining the Ethereum Ecosystem and Development Life cycle 273Chapter 4: Getting and Configuring Ethereum Development Tools 289Chapter 5: Building Your First Ethereum Apps 309Chapter 6: Discovering Smart Contracts 325Chapter 7: Writing Your Own Smart Contracts with Solidity 347Chapter 8: Testing Ethereum Apps 373Chapter 9: Deploying Ethereum Apps 391Book 5: Cryptocurrency Investing 405Chapter 1: Why Invest in Cryptocurrencies? 407Chapter 2: Recognizing the Risks of Cryptocurrencies 423Chapter 3: Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Brokers 439Chapter 4: Identifying Top-Performing Cryptocurrencies 455Chapter 5: Diversification in Cryptocurrencies 467Chapter 6: Getting Ahead of the Crowd: Investing in ICOs 479Chapter 7: Stocks and Exchange-Traded Funds with Cryptocurrency Exposure 491Chapter 8: Cryptocurrency Futures and Options 499Chapter 9: Dealing with the Dollar and Other Fiat Currencies 507Chapter 10: Using Technical Analysis 517Chapter 11: Short-Term Trading Strategies 529Chapter 12: Long-Term Investing Strategies 543Chapter 13: Minimizing Losses and Maximizing Gains 551Chapter 14: Using Ichimoku and Fibonacci Techniques 561Chapter 15: Taxes and Cryptocurrencies 569Book 6: Cryptocurrency Mining 577Chapter 1: Understanding Cryptocurrency Mining 579Chapter 2: Exploring the Different Forms of Mining 589Chapter 3: Mining Made Simple: Finding a Pool and Preparing an Account 609Chapter 4: Picking a Cryptocurrency to Mine 629Chapter 5: Gathering Your Mining Gear 659Chapter 6: Setting Up Your Mining Hardware 681Chapter 7: Running the Numbers: Is It Worth It? 707Chapter 8: Reducing Negatives and Gaining an Edge 733Chapter 9: Running Your Cryptocurrency Business 753Index 775

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