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"A Condensed Guide to Understanding Bitcoin, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrency ""One of the few credible books I suggest when people ask 'where can I learn about bitcoin?' Zennon Kapron, Managing Director, Kapronasia (Review of The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains) You're an active, on-the-go person and need a condensed version of the Antony Lewis best-selling The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains? Now Bitcoin on the Go offers the same clear guide to this new currency and the revolutionary technology that powers it just in a condensed format. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. Gain an understanding of a broad spectrum of Bitcoin topics including the history of Bitcoin, the Bitcoin blockchain, and Bitcoin buying, selling, and mining. Learn how payments are made, and how to put a value on cryptocurrencies and digital tokens. Blockchain technology. What exactly is a blockchain, how does it work, and why is it important? Bitcoin on the Go answers these questions and more. Learn about notable blockchain platforms, smart contracts, and other important facets of blockchains and their function in the changing cyber-economy. Things to know before buying cryptocurrencies. Find trustworthy and balanced insights into Bitcoin investing and investing in other cryptocurrencies. Discover the risks and mitigations, learn how to identify scams, and understand cryptocurrency exchanges, digital wallets, and regulations. Learn about: Blockchain technology and how it works Workings of the cryptocurrency market Evolution and potential impacts of Bitcoin and blockchains on global businesses You've read The Bitcoin Standard, Blockchain Bubble or Revolution, the full version of The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains by Antony Lewis, or The Only Cryptocurrency Investing Book You'll Ever Need but you want to understand this new currency in a quick easy-to-read format. Pick up a copy of Bitcoin on the Go."

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Antony Lewis became so interested in a niche online currency called Bitcoin in 2013, he left a conventional banking career to join a little startup called itBit. itBit is a bitcoin exchange, a website where clients can buy and sell bitcoins, and was one of the first wave of venture capital funded companies in the nascent cryptocurrency industry. After itBit, Antony privately consulted to clients mainly in the finance and consulting sectors, writing papers and running workshops to explain this new technology to curious professionals. In 2016 Antony joined R3, a financial industry consortium created to collaboratively explore the benefits of blockchain technology. As Director of Research, he explores and explains the evolving concepts and technologies to clients, policymakers, and the public. Antony currently sits on the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s FinTech Advisory Group panel. Before bitcoins and blockchains, Antony was a technologist at Credit Suisse in London and Singapore having started his banking career as an FX spot trader at Barclays Capital in 2007. Antony lives in Singapore with his wife Sarah and their two children and blogs at www.bitsonblocks.net.

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