Blockchain: Discover the Technology behind Smart Contracts, Wallets, Mining and Cryptocurrency (including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Digibyte and Others) Paperback – February 28, 2018

I have done some research on cryptocurrencies prior to this book, but I learned a lot more about how it all works. I had no idea there were more implications in which this type of technology can help society.The book is very well laid out and covers the topic in depth. White explains the history of this technology, exactly how Blockchain works, and how it can be used in other scenarios.White talks about potential safety concerns with Blockchain technology and what will need to be done to fight against hackers and scammers. He does a good job sharing with how you should handle buying cryptocurrencies without being a victim of a scam. He also talks about the protocols that will need to be put in place to keep attacks from happening.I found it to be interesting in the last chapter where he goes over the complex implementation of Blockchain. There are many different things that will need to be considered. He discusses laws, regulations, and so much more.

The book provides good introduction to Blockchain technology as well as its applications; however, many concepts and ideas (e.g the advantages of blockchain) were mentioned repetitively especially in the first part of the book which might be due to the author's enthusiasm. I really enjoyed the last 100 pages of the book.

This leans more on the persuasive side and might be good as a companion to another book I reviewed recently. This book assumes you already have some idea what a blockchain is and wish to make a profit from the information it shares. Be warned not all advice is good advice. So use this put as an introductory guide and do your research! It also provides information about how to detect scammers, which is very helpful.

The author presents a series of statements, unsubstantiated and recycled over and over. He only vaguely knows what he is talking about. For example, he lists cyberbullying as a network security issue. The book is not well edited and full of errors and typos. I gave up after a few chapters.

This book turned out to be quite a disappointment. I believe the author knows quite a bit about blockchain and cryptocurrency. However, I think he bit off far more than he was able to handle. The book is covers a great many topics related to blockchain. Though most of the book lacks the clarity, definition and mastery expected. Many of the topics discussed lack continuity and other are just factually incorrect. I think the writer did attempt to create a useful book. However, I just don't think he: 1) adequately researched the body of knowledge included; 2) thoroughly understood the ins and outs of the body of knowledge included; 3) adequately described the details/concepts associated with the body of knowledge included; 4) did an adequate job of drawing appropriate conclusions; and, 5) adequately tied the various sections together into a single volume.I do appreciate the effort. However, someone without a thorough understanding of blockchain may come away with more questions than answers, In some cases, the facts are incorrect, potentially resulting in misleading the reader.I think the writer should revisit the book and provide an update. I think as is the book is a great foundation for an excellent future edition - assuming the proper revisions are made. But as is it requires a disclaimer.

I have been looking a lot into bitcoin and blockchain, but I honestly have been very confused about it all. I came across this book that has really helped me clear up a lot of questions I had. The book went into the history of it all, and explained it all in a more simple way than I’ve read in the past. Great read and very informative!

This was a very readable book. "Blockchain: Discover the Technology behind Smart Contracts, Wallets, Mining and Cryptocurrency" by Abraham K White is an easy, substantive read for those who are newcomers to the world of cryptocurrency. The book focuses on the history and background of numerous cryptos - namely Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. Abraham seems to promote Bitcoin and Ripple over others, however, the information contained in the book is more and more outdated everyday. Even so, the book offers great explanations of blockchain and how all the pieces fit together in the crypto market.

A reasonable book if you are looking for a survey of the various use cases of blockchain. The author does a reasonable job of illustrating those.Unfortunately the book's title indicates it is about the technology, and this it really isn't. The detail is lacking to understand smart contracts as is the detail needed to understand the key differences between the block chains illustrated.The author does a reasonable job in describing the attributes that make blockchain unique. I am not comfortable in his exuberant take on how wonderful these all are. I felt his position was significntly biased and not well supported other than by opinion.