<p>Preface ix</p> <p><b>Part One Defining Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets</b></p> <p>Chapter 1 Money, Banking, and Inflation 3</p> <p>Chapter 2 Centralized Finance (CeFi) and Traditional Finance (TradFi) Markets 15</p> <p>Chapter 3 Uses of Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers 31</p> <p>Chapter 4 Bitcoin Mining and Proof-of-Work Protocols 43</p> <p>Chapter 5 Ethereum Blockchain and Smart Contracts 57</p> <p>Chapter 6 Proof-of-Stake Protocols and Other Layer 1 Blockchains 71</p> <p>Chapter 7 Layer 2 Blockchains and Scaling Solutions 85</p> <p>Chapter 8 Stablecoins, Crypto Yields, and Central Bank Digital Currencies 93</p> <p>Chapter 9 Oracles and Insurance Tokens 109</p> <p>Chapter 10 Privacy Tokens 117</p> <p>Chapter 11 Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Borrowing, Lending, and Decentralized Exchanges 123</p> <p>Chapter 12 Composability, Stacking DApps, and Bridges 135</p> <p>Chapter 13 Blockchain Applications Beyond Financial Markets 145</p> <p>Chapter 14 NFTs, Metaverse, and Web 3.0 155</p> <p>Chapter 15 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and Governance 169</p> <p><b>Part Two Investing in Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets</b></p> <p>Chapter 16 Risks, Regulations, and Taxes 179</p> <p>Chapter 17 Tokenization of Off-Chain Assets 193</p> <p>Chapter 18 Fundamental Valuation Models 203</p> <p>Chapter 19 Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), Security Token Offerings (STOs), and Tokenomics 217</p> <p>Chapter 20 Trading and Technical Analysis 233</p> <p>Chapter 21 Investing Directly in Crypto: Wallets, Custody, and Security 251</p> <p>Chapter 22 Derivative Markets: Futures, Options, and Perpetual Swaps 261</p> <p>Chapter 23 Building Portfolios of Stocks, Bonds, Crypto Stocks, and ETFs 277</p> <p>Chapter 24 Investing Through Private Equity and Hedge Funds 289</p> <p>Chapter 25 Due Diligence and Technology Risks: FTX, Terra Luna, Hacks, and Scams 301</p> <p>Notes 315</p> <p>About the Author 329</p> <p>About the Companion Website 331</p> <p>Index 333</p>