Crypto decrypted : debunking myths, understanding breakthroughs, and building foundations for investing in digital assets /: debunking myths, understanding breakthroughs, and building foundations for investing in digital assets. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jake Ryan and James M. Diorio ; foreword by Ric Edelman.
• Authors: (Financial advisor), Ryan, Jake; Jr, Diorio, James M
• Contents: Part i - Foreword i Part ii - Introduction iii Part iii - Note from the Authors v PART ONE -- THE PRIMER 1 Chapter 1: What's the Big Deal About Blockchain? 1 Chapter 2: Bitcoin, the First Application of a Blockchain 24 Chapter 3: What Makes a Smart Contract Smart? 45 Chapter 4: What is DeFi? 60 Chapter 5: Metaverse, NFTs & Web 3.0 72 PART TWO -- DEBUNKING MYTHS 88 Chapter 6: Myth - Regulation Will Kill Crypto 90 Chapter 7: Myth -- Crypto Is a Bubble 97 Chapter 8: Myth - Crypto Is Bad for the Environment 117 Chapter 9: Myth - Crypto is a Fraud 126 Chapter 10: Myth -- Crypto Empowers Crime 140 PART THREE -- THE BREAKTHROUGH 150 Chapter 11: A Primer on Technological Innovation 150 Chapter 12: The Byzantine General's Problem 162 Chapter 13: Peer-to-Peer Models 172 Chapter 14: Trusting Trustless Transactions 186 Chapter 15: No Permission Required 191 Chapter 16: Digital Scarcity 200 Chapter 17: A New Decentralized, Autonomous Economy 209 Chapter 18: Liquid Venture 218 PART FOUR -- THE APPLICATION 226 Chapter 19: Signals v. Noise 227 Chapter 20: Interpreting Charts 244 Chapter 21: Crypto as Diversification in a Total Portfolio 260 Chapter 22: Savings, Borrowing, Income Strategies & Taxes 270 Chapter 23: Retirement 277 Chapter 24: Looking Ahead 283 What's Next? 298
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 332.4; Cryptocurrencies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781394178537
• Related ISBNs: 9781394178520
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