Understanding the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be. With this comprehensive guide, you'll progressively learn everything you need to know from the history of money and its successes and failures, through a (gentle) introduction to cryptography, to the latest thinking about cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings (ICOs), and enterprise blockchains. The Basks of Bitcoins and Blockchains provides a balanced and hype-free grounding in the essential concepts behind the revolutionary technology: The evolution of money from physical to digital payments, Hashing, digital signatures, and other cryptographic principles, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, Blockchain technology for businesses and industry ecosystems, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and tokens, Trading and securing cryptoassets, The Basks covers the fundamentals while delighting the reader with little-known tidbits and gems that even industry insiders will enjoy. Author Antony Lewis's skill in explaining complex ideas simply has propelled him to becoming a researcher at a world-leading enterprise blockchain firm R3. He blogs atwww.bitsonblocks.net and tweets from @antony-btc. Book jacket.