Vynález jménem Bitcoin – Pritzker Yan (2020)

How does Bitcoin actually work, this revolutionary technology that has been talked about for years? Even ten years after its inception, Bitcoin continues to stir passions; many discuss and criticize it, but few know on what foundations it truly operates. How can it exist without a central authority? Who secures my bitcoins? Why does its mining require such a large amount of electricity? Yan Pritzker addresses the technological aspect of Bitcoin in his book and answers all these questions. In the book, we learn how Bitcoin came into being, how the Bitcoin network is decentralized and secured, why Bitcoin needs mining, and why it operates based on the proof-of-work system. How does Bitcoin defend itself against attacks, and what happens when users in the network are divided in opinion? Those who are not only interested in Bitcoin as speculation but would like to understand the technical aspect of the whole thing will find their information right here. The book is a Czech translation of the English original and is the first work of Braiins Publishing, which aims to bring the topic of Bitcoin closer to the Czech reader. The translation is supplemented with a glossary of the most important terms from the text, which serves for better orientation and clarification of some technical terms.