%0 Book Section %1 NIAN20155 %A Nian, Lam Pak %A Chuen, David LEE Kuo %B Handbook of Digital Currency %C San Diego %D 2015 %E Lee Kuo Chuen, David %I Academic Press %K ba bitcoin blockchain crypto_curr %P 5-30 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802117-0.00001-1 %T Chapter 1 - Introduction to Bitcoin %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128021170000011 %X This chapter considers the evolution of alternative digital currencies from DigiCash to Bitcoin, the very digital currency that has spurred the development of this book. Specifically, this chapter explores the general features of Bitcoin and its benefits and risks before suggesting some conditions for a successful cryptocurrency to thrive. The chapter then concludes with optimism about the future of cryptocurrency and its underlying technology. %@ 978-0-12-802117-0

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