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Learn the skills to get in on the crypto craze

The world of cryptocurrency includes some of the coolest technologies and most lucrative investments available today. And you can jump right into the middle of the action with Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies, a collection of simple and straightforward resources that will get you up to speed on cryptocurrency investing and mining, blockchain, Bitcoin, and Ethereum.

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Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies will help you:

  • Gain an understanding of how cryptocurrency works and the blockchain technologies that power cryptocurrency
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  • Dive into the details of leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum

Perfect for anyone curious and excited about the potential that's been unlocked by the latest in cryptocurrency tech, this book will give you the foundation you need to become a savvy cryptocurrency consumer, investor, or miner before you know it.

Introduction 1(4)
About This Book
1(1)
Foolish Assumptions
2(1)
Icons Used in This Book
2(1)
Beyond the Book
3(1)
Where to Go From Here
3(2)
Book 1 Cryptocurrency Basics 5(54)
Chapter 1 What Is a Cryptocurrency?
7(8)
Beginning with the Basics of Cryptocurrencies
8(4)
The definition of money
8(1)
Some cryptocurrency history
9(1)
Key crypto benefits
9(1)
Common crypto and blockchain myths
10(1)
Risks
11(1)
Gearing Up to Make Transactions
12(2)
Wallets
12(1)
Exchanges
12(1)
Communities
13(1)
Making a Plan Before You Jump In
14(1)
Chapter 2 How Cryptocurrencies Work
15(12)
Explaining Basic Terms in the Cryptocurrency Process
15(6)
Cryptography
17(1)
Nodes
18(1)
Mining
18(1)
Proof of work
19(1)
Proof of stake
19(1)
Proof of importance
20(1)
Transactions: Putting it all together
20(1)
Cruising through Other Important Crypto Concepts
21(2)
Adaptive scaling
21(1)
Decentralization
21(1)
Harvesting
21(1)
Open source
22(1)
Public ledger
22(1)
Smart contracts
22(1)
Stick a Fork in It: Digging into Cryptocurrency Forks
23(4)
What is a fork, and why do forks happen?
23(1)
Hard forks and soft forks
24(1)
Free money on forks
25(2)
Chapter 3 Introducing Cryptocurrency Wallets
27(16)
Defining Cryptocurrency Wallets
27(3)
A few important terms
28(1)
How a wallet works
29(1)
Looking at Different Types of Wallets
30(6)
Online wallet
31(1)
Mobile wallet
32(1)
Desktop wallet
33(1)
Hardware wallet
34(1)
Paper wallet
35(1)
Choosing a Crypto Wallet
36(3)
Based on security
37(1)
Based on your crypto ownership
37(1)
Based on transaction fees
38(1)
Based on anonymity
38(1)
Keeping Your Wallet Secure
39(4)
Back up your wallet
39(1)
Have multiple wallets
40(1)
Add more security levels
40(1)
Update your software
41(1)
Remember where you hide it
41(2)
Chapter 4 Different Types of Cryptocurrencies
43(16)
Celebrating Celebrity Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap
43(10)
Bitcoin
45(1)
Ethereum
46(2)
Ripple
48(2)
Cardano
50(2)
Other top ten major cryptos
52(1)
Top 100 major cryptos
53(1)
Cryptocurrencies by Category
53(8)
Payment cryptos
54(1)
Privacy cryptos
55(1)
Platform cryptos
55(1)
Exchange-specific cryptos
56(1)
Finance/fintech cryptos
57(1)
Legal and property cryptos
57(2)
Book 2 Blockchain Basics 59(74)
Chapter 1 Introducing Blockchain
61(12)
Beginning at the Beginning: What Blockchains Are
61(3)
What blockchains do
62(1)
Why blockchains matter
63(1)
The Structure of Blockchains
64(2)
Blockchain Applications
66(1)
The Blockchain Life Cycle
66(2)
Consensus: The Driving Force of Blockchains
68(1)
Blockchains in Use
69(4)
Current blockchain uses
70(1)
Future blockchain applications
71(2)
Chapter 2 Picking a Blockchain
73(8)
Where Blockchains Add Substance
73(3)
Determining your needs
74(1)
Defining your goal
75(1)
Choosing a Solution
76(5)
Drawing a blockchain decision tree
77(1)
Making a plan
78(3)
Chapter 3 Getting Your Hands on Blockchain
81(10)
Diving into Blockchain Technology
82(4)
Creating a secure environment
82(3)
Buying your first Bitcoin
85(1)
Building a Private Blockchain with Docker and Ethereum
86(5)
Preparing your computer
87(2)
Building your blockchain
89(2)
Chapter 4 Beholding the Bitcoin Blockchain
91(10)
Getting a Brief History of the Bitcoin Blockchain
92(2)
The New Bitcoin: Bitcoin Cash
94(2)
Debunking Some Common Bitcoin Misconceptions
96(1)
Bitcoin: The New Wild West
97(1)
Fake sites
97(1)
No, you first!
98(1)
Get-rich-quick schemes
98(1)
Mining for Bitcoins
98(1)
Making Your First Paper Wallet
99(2)
Chapter 5 Encountering the Ethereum Blockchain
101(14)
Exploring the Brief History of Ethereum
102(1)
Ethereum: The Open-Source World Wide Computer
103(5)
Decentralized applications: Welcome to the future
104(1)
The power of decentralized autonomous organizations
105(3)
Hacking a Blockchain
108(1)
Understanding smart contracts
108(1)
Discovering the cryptocurrency Ether
109(1)
Getting Up and Running on Ethereum
109(3)
Mining for Ether
110(1)
Building your first decentralized autonomous organization
110(2)
Uncovering the Future of DAOs
112(2)
Putting money in a DAO
112(1)
Building smarter smart contracts
113(1)
Finding bugs in the system
113(1)
Creating Your Own ERC-20 Token
114(1)
Chapter 6 Getting Your Hands on Hyperledger
115(8)
Getting to Know Hyperledger
116(1)
Identifying Key Hyperledger Projects
117(4)
Focusing on Fabric
117(1)
Investigating the Iroha project
117(2)
Diving into Sawtooth
119(2)
Building Your System in Fabric
121(1)
Building Asset Tracking with Hyperledger Composer
121(1)
Working with Smart Contracts on Hyperledger
122(1)
Chapter 7 Financial Technology
123(10)
Hauling Out Your Crystal Ball: Future Banking Trends
123(4)
Moving money faster: Across borders and more
125(1)
Creating permanent history
126(1)
Going International: Global Financial Products
127(4)
Border-free payroll
129(1)
Faster and better trade
129(1)
Guaranteed payments
130(1)
Micropayments: The new nature of transactions
130(1)
Squeezing Out Fraud
131(2)
Book 3 Bitcoin 133(116)
Chapter 1 Bitcoin Tech Explained
135(20)
Understanding That There Is No Bitcoin!
136(1)
Discovering the Bitcoin Ledger
136(2)
So where is this "Bitcoin ledger"?
137(1)
Bitcoin uses a blockchain ledger
138(1)
Looking at the Bitcoin Distributed, Peer-to-Peer Network
138(3)
Using the Bitcoin Blockchain's Blocks of Business
141(3)
Hashing the blocks
141(1)
The Bitcoin blockchain is "immutable"
142(2)
Finding Out How the Ledger Functions
144(11)
Your address: where your money is stored in the ledger
144(1)
What's the crypto in cryptocurrency?
145(2)
Public key encryption magic
147(2)
Messages to the blockchain
149(1)
Signing messages with the private key
149(1)
Sending a transaction message to the Bitcoin ledger
150(1)
Unraveling the message
151(1)
But you'll need a wallet
152(3)
Chapter 2 Buying, Using, and Selling Bitcoin
155(36)
Finding the Price of Bitcoin
156(1)
Your Options for Acquiring Bitcoin
157(28)
Bitcoin ATMs
158(11)
Retail Bitcoin
169(1)
Person-to-person trading
170(2)
Bitcoin exchanges
172(13)
"Bitcoin Back" on Credit and Debit Cards
185(1)
Earning Your Bitcoin
185(2)
Mining Bitcoin
187(1)
Finding Bitcoin Everywhere
187(1)
Selling Your Bitcoin
187(4)
Chapter 3 Taking Control of Your Wallet (and Hodling Your Bitcoin)
191(36)
What Is a Wallet?
192(2)
Wallets store private keys
192(1)
Wallets create and store keys and addresses
193(1)
Wallets communicate with the Bitcoin network
193(1)
Wallets can be hot or cold
194(1)
Exploring Wallet Hardware
194(5)
Brain wallets
195(1)
Paper wallets
195(1)
Metal wallets
195(1)
Hardware wallets
196(2)
Web wallets
198(1)
Dedicated full nodes
198(1)
Software wallets
199(1)
Finding a Wallet
199(2)
Setting Up a Bitcoin Wallet
201(24)
Creating and securing your first wallet
202(3)
Creating a 24-word seed
205(2)
Increasing security with a fake account
207(1)
Receiving Bitcoin
207(2)
Getting those notifications
209(1)
Checking your addresses
210(1)
Sending Bitcoin
211(3)
Following the money
214(1)
Backing up your wallet
214(2)
Importing (or recovering) a wallet
216(1)
Creating a watch-only wallet
217(2)
Exploring multiple-signature wallets
219(6)
Using the Lightning Network
225(2)
Chapter 4 Keeping Your Bitcoin Safe
227(22)
Understanding How You Can Lose Control of Your Bitcoin
227(2)
Grasping the Goal: Private Key and Seed Protection
229(2)
Making a Choice: Custodial or Private Wallet?
231(1)
Devising Your Cryptocurrency Safety Plan
232(11)
Producing powerful passwords
232(1)
Protecting passwords with password programs
233(2)
Protecting your computer
235(1)
Watching out for sophisticated phishing
236(3)
Employing two-factor authentication
239(4)
Exploring More Ways to Protect Your Bitcoin (and Everything Else)
243(2)
Knowing What Happens When You Kick the Bucket
245(6)
Choosing the multi-sig solution
246(1)
Scheduling future transactions
246(1)
Using a digital inheritance feature
247(2)
Book 4 Ethereum 249(156)
Chapter 1 Getting To Know Ethereum
251(8)
Exploring Ethereum's Consensus, Mining, And Smart Contracts
252(2)
Buying, Spending, And Trading Ether
254(2)
Getting Started With DAO And ICO
256(2)
Delving Into Development Tools
258(1)
Chapter 2 Exploring Use Cases For Ethereum
259(14)
Diving Into Ethereum Applications
260(1)
Exploring Financial Services
261(4)
Banking
262(2)
Creating Ethereum Escrow Applications
264(1)
Examining ICOs
264(1)
Establishing Digital Identity Management
265(5)
Managing Individual And Device Identities
266(1)
Reducing Fraud And Identity Theft
267(1)
Examining The ERC-725 Standard And Beyond
267(1)
Examining Industry Applications
267(1)
Healthcare
268(1)
Energy
268(1)
Supply Chain
269(1)
Enabling Effective Governance
270(3)
Tax Payment
270(1)
Government Spending
271(1)
Voting
271(1)
Policy Development
271(1)
Notary
272(1)
Chapter 3 Examining The Ethereum Ecosystem And Development Life Cycle
273(16)
Exploring The Ethereum Blockchain Block Structure
274(4)
Describing Smart Contracts
278(1)
Introducing Solidity, The Language Of Smart Contracts
279(2)
Working With The Ethereum Virtual Machine
281(1)
Fueling Your Code With Gas
282(1)
Surveying Tools For Developing, Testing, And Deploying Ethereum Apps
283(4)
Ethereum Blockchain Client
284(1)
Development And Testing Blockchain
284(1)
Compiler And Testing Framework
285(1)
Source Code Editor/IDE
286(1)
Describing The Ethereum Development Life Cycle
287(1)
Introducing Smart Contract Development Tools
288(1)
Chapter 4 Getting And Configuring Ethereum Development Tools
289(20)
Examining Why Multiple Ethereum Development Tools Are Available
290(1)
Downloading, Installing, And Configuring All The Pieces
291(18)
Installing The Blockchain Client
291(4)
Installing The Test Blockchain
295(4)
Installing The Testing Environment
299(5)
Installing The Ide
304(5)
Chapter 5 Building Your First Ethereum Apps
309(16)
Validating Your Ethereum Development Environment
310(3)
Creating A Truffle Project
310(1)
Editing The Truffle Config File
311(2)
Exploring The Ganache Test Environment
313(2)
Designing Simple Smart Contracts
315(1)
Coding Your First Smart Contract
316(2)
Running Your First Smart Contract
318(5)
Writing Your Code
318(1)
Compiling Your Code
319(1)
Deploying Your Code
320(2)
Invoking Your Code's Functions
322(1)
Paying As You Go
323(2)
Chapter 6 Discovering Smart Contracts
325(22)
Introducing Supply Chain And Common Challenges
326(2)
Describing Supply Chain
326(1)
Identifying Difficulties When Implementing A Supply Chain
327(1)
Examining How Blockchain Can Help Resolve Supply Chain Problems
328(1)
Implementing A Blockchain Supply Chain Solution
329(3)
Paying For Supply Chain Services
329(1)
Managing Assets On The Supply Chain
330(2)
Digging Into Solidity
332(1)
Describing Basic Smart Contract Syntax
333(3)
Declaring A Valid Compiler Version
334(1)
Commenting Your Code
334(1)
Importing External Code
335(1)
Defining Your Smart Contracts
335(1)
Handling Data In Solidity
336(4)
Finding Out About Computation And Gas
340(2)
Exploring Access Modes And Visibility Of Smart Contract Functions And Data
342(2)
Controlling Execution Flow
344(1)
Handling Errors And Exceptions
345(2)
Chapter 7 Writing Your Own Smart Contracts With Solidity
347(26)
Reviewing Supply Chain Design Specification
348(3)
Payment Token Smart Contract
349(1)
Supply Chain Smart Contract
350(1)
Creating New Smart Contracts
351(6)
ERC-20 Token Interface
353(1)
ERC-20 Token Smart Contract
354(1)
Supply Chain Smart Contract
355(2)
Coding Primary Functions
357(6)
ERC-20 Token Functions
357(3)
Supply Chain Functions
360(3)
Using Events
363(5)
Defining Events
365(1)
Triggering Events
366(2)
Introducing Ownership
368(2)
Designing For Security
370(1)
Implementing Minimal Functionality
371(2)
Chapter 8 Testing Ethereum Apps
373(18)
Understanding Ethereum dApp Testing
374(2)
Writing Tests From The Beginning
374(1)
Choosing The Right Test Blockchain
374(1)
Walking Through The Steps In The Testing Life Cycle
375(1)
Testing For Software Quality
375(1)
Deploying A dApp To A Test Ethereum Blockchain
376(3)
Telling Truffle To Use The Ganache Blockchain
376(2)
Deploying Your Code To The Ganache Blockchain
378(1)
Writing Tests For Ethereum dApps
379(7)
Testing Using The Command Line
379(5)
Writing Test Cases In JavaScript
384(2)
Logging And Handling Errors
386(2)
Handling Errors In Solidity
386(1)
Logging Activity In Smart Contracts
387(1)
Fixing Bugs In A dApp
388(3)
Chapter 9 Deploying Ethereum Apps
391(14)
Test Blockchain Options Versus Live Blockchains
392(3)
Testing With The Ganache Blockchain
392(2)
Deploying Your Code To Other Test Blockchains
394(1)
Anticipating Differences In Live Environments
395(1)
Preparing Your Configuration For Deploying To Different Networks
396(2)
Deploying A dApp
398(9)
Getting Enough Ether
399(4)
Compiling Your Code
403(1)
Deploying Your Code
403(2)
Book 5 Cryptocurrency Investing 405(172)
Chapter 1 Why Invest in Cryptocurrencies?
407(16)
Diversifying from Traditional Investments
408(6)
Stocks
408(2)
Bonds
410(1)
Forex
411(2)
Precious metals
413(1)
Gaining Capital Appreciation
414(3)
Historical returns
415(1)
Huge growth potential
416(1)
Increasing Income Potential
417(2)
A bit about traditional dividends
418(1)
The basics on crypto dividends
418(1)
Fueling Ideological Empowerment
419(4)
The economy of the future
419(1)
Freedom from government control of currency
420(1)
Help for the unbanked and underbanked
421(2)
Chapter 2 Recognizing the Risks of Cryptocurrencies
423(16)
Reviewing Cryptocurrency Returns
424(1)
Capital gains (or losses)
424(1)
Income
424(1)
Risk: Flipping the Other Side of the Coin
425(1)
Glimpsing Cryptocurrencies' Reward versus Risk
426(1)
Digging into Different Kinds of Risk
427(6)
Crypto hype risk
427(1)
Security risk
428(2)
Volatility risk
430(1)
Liquidity risk
430(1)
Vanishing risk
431(1)
Regulation risk
432(1)
Tax risk
432(1)
Exploring Risk Management Methods
433(6)
Build your emergency fund first
434(1)
Be patient
435(2)
Diversify outside and inside your cryptocurrency portfolio
437(2)
Chapter 3 Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Brokers
439(16)
Distinguishing Crypto Exchanges
440(9)
Centralized exchanges
440(2)
Decentralized exchanges
442(2)
Hybrid exchanges
444(1)
How to choose an exchange
445(4)
Considering Brokers
449(3)
How brokers work
449(1)
The pros and cons of using a broker
450(1)
How to choose a broker
451(1)
Looking at Other Methods for Buying Cryptos
452(3)
Funds
452(1)
Credit card
453(1)
PayPal
453(1)
Cash
453(1)
Cryptocurrency ATMs
454(1)
Chapter 4 Identifying Top-Performing Cryptocurrencies
455(12)
Introducing the Invest Diva Diamond Analysis
456(1)
Using Fundamental Analysis to Pick Cryptocurrencies
457(4)
Go with what you know
458(1)
Choose the right categories
458(1)
Check out cryptos' websites
459(2)
Choosing Cryptos with Sentimental Analysis
461(5)
Key sentimental elements
462(2)
Stuff to check in the news
464(2)
Trying Technical Analysis to Select Cryptos
466(1)
Chapter 5 Diversification in Cryptocurrencies
467(12)
Breaking Down Some Basics on Diversification
467(3)
What is traditional diversification?
468(1)
How does diversification reduce risk?
468(2)
Using Cryptocurrencies in Long-Term Diversification
470(7)
Diversifying with non-cryptocurrencies
471(2)
Diversifying among cryptocurrencies
473(4)
Tackling Diversification in Short-Term Trades
477(2)
Chapter 6 Getting Ahead of the Crowd: Investing in ICOs
479(12)
Understanding the Basics of Initial Coin Offerings
479(4)
How an ICO works and how to start one
480(1)
ICOs versus IPOs
481(2)
Investing in an ICO
483(4)
Finding ICO listings
483(1)
Analyzing an ICO listing
484(2)
Outlining the ICO investment process
486(1)
Holding your tokens after your purchase
486(1)
So You Want to Start an ICO: Launching an ICO Yourself
487(4)
Understanding the challenges
487(1)
Taking a few steps before the launch
488(3)
Chapter 7 Stocks and Exchange-Traded Funds with Cryptocurrency Exposure
491(8)
Looking for Stocks with Exposure to Cryptos
492(4)
Fundamentals
492(2)
Market sentiment factors
494(1)
Other considerations
495(1)
Considering Cryptocurrency and Blockchain ETFs
496(3)
Getting an overview of blockchain ETFs
496(2)
Keeping an eye on other indexes
498(1)
Chapter 8 Cryptocurrency Futures and Options
499(8)
Focusing on the Fundamentals of Futures
500(2)
Futures' features
500(1)
Financial futures
501(1)
Introducing the Basics of Options
502(2)
Futures versus options
502(1)
Puts and calls
503(1)
Risks
503(1)
Understanding Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading
504(3)
The advantages of crypto derivatives trading
504(1)
The advantages of crypto derivatives for the industry
504(1)
Trading resources
505(2)
Chapter 9 Dealing with the Dollar and Other Fiat Currencies
507(10)
Considering the World's Reserve Currency: The U.S. Dollar
508(3)
Focusing on factors that affect the U.S. dollar
508(1)
Looking at Bitcoin versus the U.S. dollar
509(2)
Examining the Euro and Other Major Currencies
511(3)
The euro and the British pound
512(1)
Safe havens: The Swiss franc and the Japanese yen
513(1)
The Aussie, Kiwi, and Loonie dollars
513(1)
Comparing the Forex Market and the Crypto Market
514(3)
The similarities
514(1)
The differences
514(1)
Resources for forex trading
515(2)
Chapter 10 Using Technical Analysis
517(12)
Beginning with the Basics of Technical Analysis
518(3)
The chart art
518(2)
The time factor
520(1)
The psychology factor: Trends
521(1)
Spotting the Key Levels
521(4)
Support levels
522(1)
Resistance levels
523(1)
Trends and channels
523(2)
When the trend is no longer your friend
525(1)
Picking Out Patterns on a Chart
525(2)
Bullish reversal patterns
525(1)
Bearish reversal patterns
526(1)
Smoothing Charts Out with Moving Averages
527(2)
Basic moving averages
527(1)
Sophisticated moving averages
528(1)
Chapter 11 Short-Term Trading Strategies
529(14)
Distinguishing Three Short-Term Time Frames
529(6)
Profiting within hours
530(3)
Profiting within days
533(1)
Profiting within weeks
534(1)
Trying Short-Term Analysis Methods
535(5)
Deciphering chart patterns
536(3)
Using indicators
539(1)
Avoiding illegal pump-and-dump stuff
540(1)
Managing Short-Term Trading Risk
540(3)
Chapter 12 Long-Term Investing Strategies
543(8)
Time Is on Your Side: Getting Started with Long-Term Investing
543(3)
Your personal goals and current situation
544(1)
Your portfolio's objectives
545(1)
Creating Long-Term Strategies
546(2)
Observing psychological levels
547(1)
Selling when you reach your goal
547(1)
Keeping tax consequences in mind
548(1)
Considering Limit and Stop-Loss Orders
548(3)
Limit orders
548(1)
Stop-loss orders
549(2)
Chapter 13 Minimizing Losses and Maximizing Gains
551(10)
Keeping the Losses Down
552(4)
Measuring returns
552(1)
Monitoring exchange fees
553(1)
Understanding the art of getting out
554(2)
Letting the Profits Rise
556(5)
Buying at the bottom
556(1)
Knowing that patience is a profitable virtue
557(1)
Identifying the peaks
557(2)
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)
The components of Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
562(1)
Ichimoku interpretations
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)
Income taxes
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)
Handling crypto forks
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)
Proof-of-Work Algorithms
589(7)
Proof-of-work applications
591(1)
Proof-of-work examples
592(2)
Upsides
594(1)
Downsides
595(1)
Proof-of-Stake Algorithms
596(5)
Proof of stake explained
596(2)
Proof-of-stake selections
598(1)
PoS example cryptocurrencies
599(1)
Upsides
600(1)
Downsides
600(1)
Hybrid Proof of Stake/Proof of Work
601(4)
Hybrids explained
602(2)
Hybridized examples
604(1)
Upsides
604(1)
Downsides
605(1)
Delegated Proof of Stake
605(1)
Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance
605(1)
Proof of Burn
606(1)
And More
607(2)
Chapter 3 Mining Made Simple: Finding a Pool and Preparing an Account
609(20)
Understanding How Pool Mining Works
610(2)
Choosing a Pool
612(10)
Pools that are good starting points
612(1)
A few of the largest pools
613(2)
Incentives and rewards
615(3)
Pool ideology
618(1)
Pool reputation
618(2)
Pool fees
620(1)
Pool percentage of the total network
620(2)
Setting Up a Pool Account
622(3)
Server choice
623(1)
Mining equipment pool settings
623(1)
Payout addresses
624(1)
Payout thresholds
624(1)
Researching Mining Pools
625(1)
Cloud Mining
626(3)
Chapter 4 Picking a Cryptocurrency to Mine
629(30)
Determining Your Goal
630(2)
Mineable? PoW? PoS?
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)
GitHub
648(1)
The cryptocurrency's Wikipedia page
649(1)
Mining forums
650(1)
Going Deep
650(4)
Longevity of a cryptocurrency
650(1)
Hash rate and cryptocurrency security
651(1)
Community support
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)
Specified hash rate
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)
ASIC rig producers
670(1)
GPU rig producers
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)
Power source thoughts
674(3)
Data centers and other dedicated commercial locations
677(4)
Chapter 6 Setting Up Your Mining Hardware
681(26)
ASIC Mining Rigs
681(8)
Racks
682(1)
Power supply
683(1)
PDUs
684(2)
Network and Ethernet connection
686(1)
A computer to control your rig
686(3)
GPU Mining Rigs
689(11)
Getting your GPU rig online
689(1)
Building your own GPU miner
690(10)
CPU Mining
700(1)
Mining Software
701(6)
Pool mining
701(4)
Solo mining
705(2)
Chapter 7 Running the Numbers: Is It Worth It?
707(26)
Factors That Determine Mining Profitability
708(14)
Cost of equipment
708(2)
Hash rate of your equipment
710(3)
Mining rig efficiency
713(4)
Cost of electricity
717(3)
Total network hash rate
720(1)
Information about your pool
721(1)
Block earnings
721(1)
Cryptocurrency conversion rate
722(1)
Calculating Your ROI
722(11)
Your block earnings
723(3)
Your expenses
726(1)
Calculating ROI
727(1)
Knowing the unknowns
728(1)
Online profitability calculators
728(2)
Historical estimates
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)
Using exhaust heat
735(1)
Reducing electricity bills
736(2)
Knowledge Is Power
738(9)
Why current events are important
739(1)
The "fork wars"
740(3)
Your forking decisions
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)
But don't forget the tax
757(1)
Hodling your cryptocurrency
757(2)
Invest your cryptocurrency
759(1)
Donate your cryptocurrency to charity
760(1)
Gift your cryptocurrency
760(1)
Determining When to Sell
761(3)
Cryptocurrency market indicators
761(3)
Where to sell: Cryptocurrency exchanges
764(1)
Dollar Cost Averaging
764(3)
Dollar cost averaging your purchases
765(1)
Cost averaging your exits
766(1)
Custodial exchange risk
767(1)
Tax and Your Mining Business
767(3)
But you're mining, not investing
767(2)
It gets complicated
769(1)
Scaling Up?
770(5)
Do not overextend
770(1)
Milestones to meet before you reinvest
771(2)
Planning your expansion
773(2)
Index 775
Kiana Danial is an investment trainer and consultant as well as the author of Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies.

Peter Kent is a veteran technology author. Tyler Bain is a Certified Bitcoin Professional. Peter and Tyler are co-authors of Cryptocurrency Mining For Dummies. Tiana Laurence heads her own venture capital firm and is author of Blockchain For Dummies, 2nd Edition. Michael G. Solomon, PhD, is a professor of Computer Information Sciences as well as author of Ethereum For Dummies.