TY - BOOK AU - Selvam,Vijay TI - Principles of Bitcoin: Technology, Economics, Politics, and Philosophy SN - 9780231563079 PY - 2025///] CY - New York, NY PB - Columbia University Press, KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General KW - bisacsh KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies KW - COMPUTERS / Blockchain N1 - Frontmatter --; Epigraph --; Contents --; Foreword --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Part I: The Framework --; 1. The Framework --; 2. Bitcoin and Money --; Part II: The Technology --; 3. The Technology --; 4. Proof-of-Work Versus Proof-of-Stake --; 5. Long-Term Security Budget --; 6. How Do You Kill Bitcoin? --; 7. Once-in-History Invention --; Part III: The Economics --; 8. Money and the State --; 9. Inflation: The Hidden Tax --; 10. A Store of Value --; 11. Global Adoption --; Part IV: The Politics --; 12. The Surveillance State --; 13. "Governments Will Ban Bitcoin" --; 14. Law and Regulation --; 15. Bitcoin and Geopolitics --; 16. Bitcoin and the Environment --; Part V: The Philosophy --; 17. Sovereign Prerogative --; 18. The Cypherpunks --; 19. Time Preference --; 20. Narratives and Memes --; 21. Bitcoin Is a Mirror --; Notes --; Index; restricted access UR - https://www.degruyterbrill.com/isbn/9780231563079 UR - https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231563079/original ER -