{"repo":"lawmaster10/howcryptoworksbook","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/lawmaster10/howcryptoworksbook","clone":"git clone https://github.com/lawmaster10/howcryptoworksbook.git","description":"A free, open-source book that explains how crypto actually works. 15 chapters covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, DeFi, MEV, market structure, custody, stablecoins, governance, quantum resistance, and prediction markets.","language":null,"stars":878,"topics":["bitcoin","blockchain","cryptocurrency","custody","defi","ethereum","layer1","mev","solana","depin"],"license":null,"category":"blockchain-web3","readme_excerpt":"How Crypto Actually Works: The Missing Manual Current Status: Pre-First Edition - Open for community feedback before the official first edition is published as a free ebook Author: Larry Cermak Co-Authors: Igor Igamberdiev (Wintermute), Bohdan Pavlov (Wintermute) Reviewers: Wintermute Research, The Block Research Editors: Tim Copeland --- About This Book How Crypto Actually Works is a comprehensive technical book that explains how crypto actually functions, from Bitcoin's UTXO model to quantum-resistant cryptography. It spans 90,000+ words across 15 chapters plus a preface, covering everything from foundational concepts to new developments in the crypto ecosystem. This repository contains the complete text of the book, which is open source and free to read, download, and share. This version is published on GitHub to collect feedback from the community. The best edits and corrections will be incorporated into the official first edition, which will be released as a free ebook on Amazon and other platforms in the coming months. If you'd like to help shape the final version, now is the time - see Contributing below. Why This Book Exists When I tried to recommend a single resource that could give candidates a solid foundation in crypto, I came up short. Some books dive deeply into one protocol and ignore the rest. YouTube and X overflow with thinly disguised advertising. The best research is scattered across dozens of paywalled sites. Academic papers are rigorous but too abstract ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/lawmaster10","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/lawmaster10/howcryptoworksbook/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}