| Introduction |
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| Book 1 Cryptocurrency Basics |
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Chapter 1 What Is a Cryptocurrency? |
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Beginning with the Basics of Cryptocurrencies |
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Some cryptocurrency history |
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Common crypto and blockchain myths |
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Gearing Up to Make Transactions |
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Making a Plan Before You Jump In |
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Chapter 2 How Cryptocurrencies Work |
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Explaining Basic Terms in the Cryptocurrency Process |
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Transactions: Putting it all together |
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Cruising through Other Important Crypto Concepts |
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Stick a Fork in It: Digging into Cryptocurrency Forks |
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What is a fork, and why do forks happen? |
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Hard forks and soft forks |
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Chapter 3 Introducing Cryptocurrency Wallets |
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Defining Cryptocurrency Wallets |
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Looking at Different Types of Wallets |
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Based on your crypto ownership |
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Based on transaction fees |
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Keeping Your Wallet Secure |
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Remember where you hide it |
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Chapter 4 Different Types of Cryptocurrencies |
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Celebrating Celebrity Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap |
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Other top ten major cryptos |
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Cryptocurrencies by Category |
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Exchange-specific cryptos |
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Legal and property cryptos |
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| Book 2 Blockchain Basics |
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Chapter 1 Introducing Blockchain |
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Beginning at the Beginning: What Blockchains Are |
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The Structure of Blockchains |
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The Blockchain Life Cycle |
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Consensus: The Driving Force of Blockchains |
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Future blockchain applications |
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Chapter 2 Picking a Blockchain |
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Where Blockchains Add Substance |
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Drawing a blockchain decision tree |
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Chapter 3 Getting Your Hands on Blockchain |
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Diving into Blockchain Technology |
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Creating a secure environment |
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Buying your first Bitcoin |
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Building a Private Blockchain with Docker and Ethereum |
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Chapter 4 Beholding the Bitcoin Blockchain |
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Getting a Brief History of the Bitcoin Blockchain |
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The New Bitcoin: Bitcoin Cash |
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Debunking Some Common Bitcoin Misconceptions |
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Bitcoin: The New Wild West |
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Making Your First Paper Wallet |
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Chapter 5 Encountering the Ethereum Blockchain |
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Exploring the Brief History of Ethereum |
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Ethereum: The Open-Source World Wide Computer |
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Decentralized applications: Welcome to the future |
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The power of decentralized autonomous organizations |
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Understanding smart contracts |
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Discovering the cryptocurrency Ether |
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Getting Up and Running on Ethereum |
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Building your first decentralized autonomous organization |
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Uncovering the Future of DAOs |
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Building smarter smart contracts |
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Finding bugs in the system |
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Creating Your Own ERC-20 Token |
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Chapter 6 Getting Your Hands on Hyperledger |
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Getting to Know Hyperledger |
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Identifying Key Hyperledger Projects |
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Investigating the Iroha project |
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Building Your System in Fabric |
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Building Asset Tracking with Hyperledger Composer |
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Working with Smart Contracts on Hyperledger |
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Chapter 7 Financial Technology |
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Hauling Out Your Crystal Ball: Future Banking Trends |
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Moving money faster: Across borders and more |
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Creating permanent history |
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Going International: Global Financial Products |
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Micropayments: The new nature of transactions |
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| Book 3 Bitcoin |
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Chapter 1 Bitcoin Tech Explained |
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Understanding That There Is No Bitcoin! |
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Discovering the Bitcoin Ledger |
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So where is this "Bitcoin ledger"? |
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Bitcoin uses a blockchain ledger |
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Looking at the Bitcoin Distributed, Peer-to-Peer Network |
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Using the Bitcoin Blockchain's Blocks of Business |
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The Bitcoin blockchain is "immutable" |
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Finding Out How the Ledger Functions |
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Your address: where your money is stored in the ledger |
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What's the crypto in cryptocurrency? |
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Public key encryption magic |
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Messages to the blockchain |
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Signing messages with the private key |
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Sending a transaction message to the Bitcoin ledger |
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Chapter 2 Buying, Using, and Selling Bitcoin |
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Finding the Price of Bitcoin |
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Your Options for Acquiring Bitcoin |
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"Bitcoin Back" on Credit and Debit Cards |
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Finding Bitcoin Everywhere |
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Chapter 3 Taking Control of Your Wallet (and Hodling Your Bitcoin) |
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Wallets store private keys |
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Wallets create and store keys and addresses |
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Wallets communicate with the Bitcoin network |
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Wallets can be hot or cold |
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Exploring Wallet Hardware |
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Setting Up a Bitcoin Wallet |
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Creating and securing your first wallet |
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Increasing security with a fake account |
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Getting those notifications |
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Importing (or recovering) a wallet |
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Creating a watch-only wallet |
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Exploring multiple-signature wallets |
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Using the Lightning Network |
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Chapter 4 Keeping Your Bitcoin Safe |
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Understanding How You Can Lose Control of Your Bitcoin |
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Grasping the Goal: Private Key and Seed Protection |
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Making a Choice: Custodial or Private Wallet? |
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Devising Your Cryptocurrency Safety Plan |
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Producing powerful passwords |
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Protecting passwords with password programs |
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Watching out for sophisticated phishing |
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Employing two-factor authentication |
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Exploring More Ways to Protect Your Bitcoin (and Everything Else) |
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Knowing What Happens When You Kick the Bucket |
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Choosing the multi-sig solution |
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Scheduling future transactions |
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Using a digital inheritance feature |
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| Book 4 Ethereum |
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Chapter 1 Getting To Know Ethereum |
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Exploring Ethereum's Consensus, Mining, And Smart Contracts |
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Buying, Spending, And Trading Ether |
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Getting Started With DAO And ICO |
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Delving Into Development Tools |
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Chapter 2 Exploring Use Cases For Ethereum |
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Diving Into Ethereum Applications |
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Exploring Financial Services |
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Creating Ethereum Escrow Applications |
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Establishing Digital Identity Management |
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Managing Individual And Device Identities |
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Reducing Fraud And Identity Theft |
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Examining The ERC-725 Standard And Beyond |
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Examining Industry Applications |
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Enabling Effective Governance |
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Chapter 3 Examining The Ethereum Ecosystem And Development Life Cycle |
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Exploring The Ethereum Blockchain Block Structure |
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Describing Smart Contracts |
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Introducing Solidity, The Language Of Smart Contracts |
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Working With The Ethereum Virtual Machine |
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Fueling Your Code With Gas |
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Surveying Tools For Developing, Testing, And Deploying Ethereum Apps |
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Ethereum Blockchain Client |
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Development And Testing Blockchain |
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Compiler And Testing Framework |
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Describing The Ethereum Development Life Cycle |
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Introducing Smart Contract Development Tools |
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Chapter 4 Getting And Configuring Ethereum Development Tools |
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Examining Why Multiple Ethereum Development Tools Are Available |
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Downloading, Installing, And Configuring All The Pieces |
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Installing The Blockchain Client |
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Installing The Test Blockchain |
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Installing The Testing Environment |
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Chapter 5 Building Your First Ethereum Apps |
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Validating Your Ethereum Development Environment |
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Creating A Truffle Project |
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Editing The Truffle Config File |
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Exploring The Ganache Test Environment |
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Designing Simple Smart Contracts |
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Coding Your First Smart Contract |
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Running Your First Smart Contract |
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Invoking Your Code's Functions |
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Chapter 6 Discovering Smart Contracts |
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Introducing Supply Chain And Common Challenges |
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Identifying Difficulties When Implementing A Supply Chain |
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Examining How Blockchain Can Help Resolve Supply Chain Problems |
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Implementing A Blockchain Supply Chain Solution |
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Paying For Supply Chain Services |
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Managing Assets On The Supply Chain |
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Describing Basic Smart Contract Syntax |
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Declaring A Valid Compiler Version |
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Defining Your Smart Contracts |
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Handling Data In Solidity |
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Finding Out About Computation And Gas |
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Exploring Access Modes And Visibility Of Smart Contract Functions And Data |
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Controlling Execution Flow |
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Handling Errors And Exceptions |
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Chapter 7 Writing Your Own Smart Contracts With Solidity |
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Reviewing Supply Chain Design Specification |
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Payment Token Smart Contract |
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Supply Chain Smart Contract |
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Creating New Smart Contracts |
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ERC-20 Token Smart Contract |
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Supply Chain Smart Contract |
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Implementing Minimal Functionality |
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Chapter 8 Testing Ethereum Apps |
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Understanding Ethereum dApp Testing |
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Writing Tests From The Beginning |
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Choosing The Right Test Blockchain |
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Walking Through The Steps In The Testing Life Cycle |
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Testing For Software Quality |
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Deploying A dApp To A Test Ethereum Blockchain |
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Telling Truffle To Use The Ganache Blockchain |
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Deploying Your Code To The Ganache Blockchain |
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Writing Tests For Ethereum dApps |
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Testing Using The Command Line |
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Writing Test Cases In JavaScript |
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Logging And Handling Errors |
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Handling Errors In Solidity |
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Logging Activity In Smart Contracts |
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Chapter 9 Deploying Ethereum Apps |
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Test Blockchain Options Versus Live Blockchains |
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392 | (3) |
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Testing With The Ganache Blockchain |
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Deploying Your Code To Other Test Blockchains |
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Anticipating Differences In Live Environments |
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Preparing Your Configuration For Deploying To Different Networks |
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| Book 5 Cryptocurrency Investing |
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Chapter 1 Why Invest in Cryptocurrencies? |
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Diversifying from Traditional Investments |
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408 | (6) |
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Gaining Capital Appreciation |
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Increasing Income Potential |
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A bit about traditional dividends |
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418 | (1) |
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The basics on crypto dividends |
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418 | (1) |
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Fueling Ideological Empowerment |
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419 | (4) |
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The economy of the future |
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419 | (1) |
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Freedom from government control of currency |
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420 | (1) |
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Help for the unbanked and underbanked |
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421 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Recognizing the Risks of Cryptocurrencies |
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423 | (16) |
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Reviewing Cryptocurrency Returns |
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424 | (1) |
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Capital gains (or losses) |
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424 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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Risk: Flipping the Other Side of the Coin |
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425 | (1) |
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Glimpsing Cryptocurrencies' Reward versus Risk |
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426 | (1) |
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Digging into Different Kinds of Risk |
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427 | (6) |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (2) |
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430 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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Exploring Risk Management Methods |
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433 | (6) |
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Build your emergency fund first |
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434 | (1) |
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435 | (2) |
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Diversify outside and inside your cryptocurrency portfolio |
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437 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Brokers |
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439 | (16) |
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Distinguishing Crypto Exchanges |
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440 | (9) |
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440 | (2) |
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442 | (2) |
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444 | (1) |
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How to choose an exchange |
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445 | (4) |
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449 | (3) |
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449 | (1) |
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The pros and cons of using a broker |
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450 | (1) |
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451 | (1) |
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Looking at Other Methods for Buying Cryptos |
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452 | (3) |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Identifying Top-Performing Cryptocurrencies |
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455 | (12) |
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Introducing the Invest Diva Diamond Analysis |
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456 | (1) |
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Using Fundamental Analysis to Pick Cryptocurrencies |
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457 | (4) |
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458 | (1) |
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Choose the right categories |
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458 | (1) |
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Check out cryptos' websites |
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459 | (2) |
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Choosing Cryptos with Sentimental Analysis |
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461 | (5) |
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462 | (2) |
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Stuff to check in the news |
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464 | (2) |
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Trying Technical Analysis to Select Cryptos |
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466 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Diversification in Cryptocurrencies |
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467 | (12) |
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Breaking Down Some Basics on Diversification |
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467 | (3) |
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What is traditional diversification? |
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468 | (1) |
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How does diversification reduce risk? |
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468 | (2) |
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Using Cryptocurrencies in Long-Term Diversification |
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470 | (7) |
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Diversifying with non-cryptocurrencies |
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471 | (2) |
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Diversifying among cryptocurrencies |
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473 | (4) |
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Tackling Diversification in Short-Term Trades |
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477 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Getting Ahead of the Crowd: Investing in ICOs |
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479 | (12) |
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Understanding the Basics of Initial Coin Offerings |
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479 | (4) |
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How an ICO works and how to start one |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (4) |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (2) |
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Outlining the ICO investment process |
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486 | (1) |
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Holding your tokens after your purchase |
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486 | (1) |
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So You Want to Start an ICO: Launching an ICO Yourself |
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487 | (4) |
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Understanding the challenges |
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487 | (1) |
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Taking a few steps before the launch |
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488 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Stocks and Exchange-Traded Funds with Cryptocurrency Exposure |
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491 | (8) |
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Looking for Stocks with Exposure to Cryptos |
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492 | (4) |
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492 | (2) |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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Considering Cryptocurrency and Blockchain ETFs |
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496 | (3) |
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Getting an overview of blockchain ETFs |
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496 | (2) |
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Keeping an eye on other indexes |
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498 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Cryptocurrency Futures and Options |
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499 | (8) |
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Focusing on the Fundamentals of Futures |
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500 | (2) |
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500 | (1) |
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501 | (1) |
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Introducing the Basics of Options |
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502 | (2) |
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502 | (1) |
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503 | (1) |
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503 | (1) |
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Understanding Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading |
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504 | (3) |
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The advantages of crypto derivatives trading |
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504 | (1) |
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The advantages of crypto derivatives for the industry |
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504 | (1) |
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505 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Dealing with the Dollar and Other Fiat Currencies |
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507 | (10) |
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Considering the World's Reserve Currency: The U.S. Dollar |
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508 | (3) |
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Focusing on factors that affect the U.S. dollar |
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508 | (1) |
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Looking at Bitcoin versus the U.S. dollar |
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509 | (2) |
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Examining the Euro and Other Major Currencies |
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511 | (3) |
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The euro and the British pound |
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512 | (1) |
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Safe havens: The Swiss franc and the Japanese yen |
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513 | (1) |
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The Aussie, Kiwi, and Loonie dollars |
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513 | (1) |
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Comparing the Forex Market and the Crypto Market |
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514 | (3) |
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514 | (1) |
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514 | (1) |
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Resources for forex trading |
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515 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Using Technical Analysis |
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517 | (12) |
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Beginning with the Basics of Technical Analysis |
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518 | (3) |
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518 | (2) |
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520 | (1) |
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The psychology factor: Trends |
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521 | (1) |
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521 | (4) |
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522 | (1) |
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523 | (1) |
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523 | (2) |
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When the trend is no longer your friend |
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525 | (1) |
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Picking Out Patterns on a Chart |
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|
525 | (2) |
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Bullish reversal patterns |
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525 | (1) |
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Bearish reversal patterns |
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526 | (1) |
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Smoothing Charts Out with Moving Averages |
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|
527 | (2) |
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527 | (1) |
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Sophisticated moving averages |
|
|
528 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Short-Term Trading Strategies |
|
|
529 | (14) |
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Distinguishing Three Short-Term Time Frames |
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529 | (6) |
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530 | (3) |
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533 | (1) |
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534 | (1) |
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Trying Short-Term Analysis Methods |
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535 | (5) |
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Deciphering chart patterns |
|
|
536 | (3) |
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539 | (1) |
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Avoiding illegal pump-and-dump stuff |
|
|
540 | (1) |
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Managing Short-Term Trading Risk |
|
|
540 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Long-Term Investing Strategies |
|
|
543 | (8) |
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Time Is on Your Side: Getting Started with Long-Term Investing |
|
|
543 | (3) |
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Your personal goals and current situation |
|
|
544 | (1) |
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Your portfolio's objectives |
|
|
545 | (1) |
|
Creating Long-Term Strategies |
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546 | (2) |
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Observing psychological levels |
|
|
547 | (1) |
|
Selling when you reach your goal |
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|
547 | (1) |
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Keeping tax consequences in mind |
|
|
548 | (1) |
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Considering Limit and Stop-Loss Orders |
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548 | (3) |
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548 | (1) |
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549 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Minimizing Losses and Maximizing Gains |
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551 | (10) |
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552 | (4) |
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552 | (1) |
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553 | (1) |
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Understanding the art of getting out |
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554 | (2) |
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556 | (5) |
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556 | (1) |
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Knowing that patience is a profitable virtue |
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557 | (1) |
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557 | (2) |
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Finding peaks and bottoms with a few trading tools |
|
|
559 | (2) |
|
Chapter 14 Using Ichimoku and Fibonacci Techniques |
|
|
561 | (8) |
|
Getting a Handle on Ichimoku Kinko Hyo |
|
|
561 | (3) |
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The components of Ichimoku Kinko Hyo |
|
|
562 | (1) |
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|
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563 | (1) |
|
Introducing Fibonacci Retracement Levels |
|
|
564 | (2) |
|
Some background on Fibonacci |
|
|
565 | (1) |
|
How to insert Fibonacci retracement levels into your chart |
|
|
565 | (1) |
|
Combining Ichimoku and Fibonacci Techniques |
|
|
566 | (3) |
|
Chapter 15 Taxes and Cryptocurrencies |
|
|
569 | (8) |
|
Distinguishing Three Types of Crypto Taxes |
|
|
569 | (3) |
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|
|
570 | (1) |
|
Long-term capital gain taxes |
|
|
570 | (1) |
|
Short-term capital gain taxes |
|
|
571 | (1) |
|
Minimizing Your Crypto Taxes |
|
|
572 | (2) |
|
Lowering your mining income tax |
|
|
572 | (1) |
|
Reducing your trading tax |
|
|
572 | (1) |
|
Bringing down your capital gain taxes |
|
|
573 | (1) |
|
Checking the rate of your state |
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
Evaluating Taxable Income from Crypto Transactions |
|
|
574 | (5) |
|
Tracking your crypto activity |
|
|
574 | (1) |
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|
|
575 | (1) |
|
Reporting international crypto investments |
|
|
575 | (2) |
| Book 6 Cryptocurrency Mining |
|
577 | (198) |
|
Chapter 1 Understanding Cryptocurrency Mining |
|
|
579 | (10) |
|
Understanding Decentralized Currencies |
|
|
580 | (1) |
|
Exploring the Role of the Crypto Miner |
|
|
581 | (1) |
|
Making Cryptocurrency Trustworthy |
|
|
582 | (2) |
|
Reaching Agreement through Consensus Algorithms |
|
|
584 | (1) |
|
Looking at the Cryptocurrency Miner |
|
|
585 | (2) |
|
Making the Crypto World Go 'Round |
|
|
587 | (2) |
|
Chapter 2 Exploring the Different Forms of Mining |
|
|
589 | (20) |
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|
589 | (7) |
|
Proof-of-work applications |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (2) |
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594 | (1) |
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595 | (1) |
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Proof-of-Stake Algorithms |
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596 | (5) |
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596 | (2) |
|
Proof-of-stake selections |
|
|
598 | (1) |
|
PoS example cryptocurrencies |
|
|
599 | (1) |
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600 | (1) |
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600 | (1) |
|
Hybrid Proof of Stake/Proof of Work |
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601 | (4) |
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602 | (2) |
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604 | (1) |
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604 | (1) |
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605 | (1) |
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605 | (1) |
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Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance |
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605 | (1) |
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606 | (1) |
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607 | (2) |
|
Chapter 3 Mining Made Simple: Finding a Pool and Preparing an Account |
|
|
609 | (20) |
|
Understanding How Pool Mining Works |
|
|
610 | (2) |
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|
612 | (10) |
|
Pools that are good starting points |
|
|
612 | (1) |
|
A few of the largest pools |
|
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613 | (2) |
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615 | (3) |
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618 | (1) |
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618 | (2) |
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620 | (1) |
|
Pool percentage of the total network |
|
|
620 | (2) |
|
Setting Up a Pool Account |
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|
622 | (3) |
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|
623 | (1) |
|
Mining equipment pool settings |
|
|
623 | (1) |
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624 | (1) |
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624 | (1) |
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625 | (1) |
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626 | (3) |
|
Chapter 4 Picking a Cryptocurrency to Mine |
|
|
629 | (30) |
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630 | (2) |
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|
632 | (1) |
|
Researching Cryptocurrencies |
|
|
633 | (17) |
|
Mining profitability comparison sites |
|
|
633 | (4) |
|
Algorithms and cryptocurrencies |
|
|
637 | (8) |
|
The cryptocurrency's details page |
|
|
645 | (1) |
|
Mining-profit calculators |
|
|
646 | (1) |
|
The cryptocurrencys home page |
|
|
647 | (1) |
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648 | (1) |
|
The cryptocurrency's Wikipedia page |
|
|
649 | (1) |
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650 | (1) |
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|
650 | (4) |
|
Longevity of a cryptocurrency |
|
|
650 | (1) |
|
Hash rate and cryptocurrency security |
|
|
651 | (1) |
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|
652 | (2) |
|
Knowing That Decentralization Is a Good Thing |
|
|
654 | (4) |
|
Finding Out It's an Iterative Process |
|
|
658 | (1) |
|
Chapter 5 Gathering Your Mining Gear |
|
|
659 | (22) |
|
Selecting the Correct Computational Mining Hardware |
|
|
659 | (11) |
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|
660 | (2) |
|
Specified power consumption |
|
|
662 | (5) |
|
Equipment cost and other considerations |
|
|
667 | (1) |
|
Length of time your hardware will be viable |
|
|
668 | (2) |
|
Mining Equipment Manufacturers |
|
|
670 | (1) |
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670 | (1) |
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|
671 | (1) |
|
Finding a Wallet to Store and Protect Your Private Keys |
|
|
671 | (1) |
|
Where to Mine? Selecting a Viable Location |
|
|
672 | (9) |
|
Vet your home for cryptocurrency mining |
|
|
672 | (1) |
|
Communication requirements |
|
|
672 | (2) |
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|
|
674 | (3) |
|
Data centers and other dedicated commercial locations |
|
|
677 | (4) |
|
Chapter 6 Setting Up Your Mining Hardware |
|
|
681 | (26) |
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|
681 | (8) |
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682 | (1) |
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683 | (1) |
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684 | (2) |
|
Network and Ethernet connection |
|
|
686 | (1) |
|
A computer to control your rig |
|
|
686 | (3) |
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|
|
689 | (11) |
|
Getting your GPU rig online |
|
|
689 | (1) |
|
Building your own GPU miner |
|
|
690 | (10) |
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|
|
700 | (1) |
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|
701 | (6) |
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|
701 | (4) |
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|
705 | (2) |
|
Chapter 7 Running the Numbers: Is It Worth It? |
|
|
707 | (26) |
|
Factors That Determine Mining Profitability |
|
|
708 | (14) |
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|
708 | (2) |
|
Hash rate of your equipment |
|
|
710 | (3) |
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713 | (4) |
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717 | (3) |
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720 | (1) |
|
Information about your pool |
|
|
721 | (1) |
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|
721 | (1) |
|
Cryptocurrency conversion rate |
|
|
722 | (1) |
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|
722 | (11) |
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|
723 | (3) |
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726 | (1) |
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727 | (1) |
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728 | (1) |
|
Online profitability calculators |
|
|
728 | (2) |
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|
|
730 | (3) |
|
Chapter 8 Reducing Negatives and Gaining an Edge |
|
|
733 | (20) |
|
Profitability through Efficiency |
|
|
734 | (4) |
|
Upgrading aging equipment |
|
|
734 | (1) |
|
Mining different cryptocurrencies |
|
|
734 | (1) |
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|
|
735 | (1) |
|
Reducing electricity bills |
|
|
736 | (2) |
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|
|
738 | (9) |
|
Why current events are important |
|
|
739 | (1) |
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|
740 | (3) |
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|
743 | (4) |
|
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow |
|
|
747 | (1) |
|
Evaluating Your Mining Resources |
|
|
748 | (5) |
|
Increasing mining competition |
|
|
749 | (1) |
|
Increasing block difficulty |
|
|
749 | (1) |
|
Diminishing returns due to halving events |
|
|
749 | (4) |
|
Chapter 9 Running Your Cryptocurrency Business |
|
|
753 | (22) |
|
What to Do with Your Mined Cryptocurrency |
|
|
754 | (7) |
|
Convert your cryptocurrency |
|
|
754 | (1) |
|
Buying equipment and paying bills |
|
|
754 | (1) |
|
Paying with crypto when you can't pay with crypto |
|
|
755 | (2) |
|
Expand or upgrade your mining operation |
|
|
757 | (1) |
|
|
|
757 | (1) |
|
Hodling your cryptocurrency |
|
|
757 | (2) |
|
Invest your cryptocurrency |
|
|
759 | (1) |
|
Donate your cryptocurrency to charity |
|
|
760 | (1) |
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|
|
760 | (1) |
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|
|
761 | (3) |
|
Cryptocurrency market indicators |
|
|
761 | (3) |
|
Where to sell: Cryptocurrency exchanges |
|
|
764 | (1) |
|
|
|
764 | (3) |
|
Dollar cost averaging your purchases |
|
|
765 | (1) |
|
Cost averaging your exits |
|
|
766 | (1) |
|
|
|
767 | (1) |
|
Tax and Your Mining Business |
|
|
767 | (3) |
|
But you're mining, not investing |
|
|
767 | (2) |
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|
|
769 | (1) |
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|
770 | (5) |
|
|
|
770 | (1) |
|
Milestones to meet before you reinvest |
|
|
771 | (2) |
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|
773 | (2) |
| Index |
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