The bitcoinbook repository contains the source code for Mastering Bitcoin, the authoritative open-source book by Andreas M. Antonopoulos on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies. Written in a collaborative and continuously updated format using Markdown and AsciiDoc, the book serves as a comprehensive technical guide for developers, engineers, and system architects who want to understand how Bitcoin works. It covers the protocol, cryptography, peer-to-peer architecture, wallets, mining, and application development.
Features
- Detailed explanations of the Bitcoin protocol and architecture
- Open-source and collaboratively maintained book
- Available in multiple languages via community translations
- Written in Markdown/AsciiDoc for easy formatting and publishing
- Builds PDF, HTML, and EPUB using open-source tooling
- Regularly updated with the latest Bitcoin developments
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