Mastering Bitcoin

Index

Symbols

+ operator, Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained
51% attacks, P2Pool, Consensus Attacks

A

account level (multiaccount structure), Navigating the HD wallet tree structure

accounts, Transaction Outputs and Inputs

addr message, Network Discovery

address (see bitcoin address)

addresses, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions

addresses, bitcoin, Bitcoin Addresses–Compressed private keys

Base58 encoding, Bitcoin Addresses–Base58 and Base58Check Encoding
Base58Check encoding, Bitcoin Addresses–Base58 and Base58Check Encoding
converting compressed keys to, Compressed public keys
created by Multibit, Quick Start
defined, Introduction
generally, Bitcoin Addresses–Base58 and Base58Check Encoding
implementing in Python, Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python–Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python
key formats, Key Formats–Compressed private keys
multi-signature addresses, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses
Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH), Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses
Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH), Pay-to-script-hash addresses
public keys vs., Bitcoin Addresses
sharing, Quick Start
vanity, Vanity Addresses–Vanity address security

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)

alert messages, Alert Messages

alt chains, A Taxonomy of Alternative Currencies and Chains

timeline of, Alt Coins

alt coins, Alt Coins–Darkcoin

anonymity focused, Anonymity-Focused Alt Coins: CryptoNote, Bytecoin, Monero, Zerocash/Zerocoin, Darkcoin–Darkcoin
consensus innovation, Consensus Innovation: Peercoin, Myriad, Blackcoin, Vericoin, NXT
evaluating, Evaluating an Alt Coin
monetary parameter alternatives, Monetary Parameter Alternatives: Litecoin, Dogecoin, Freicoin
timeline of, Alt Coins

AML (Anti-Money Laundering) banking regulations, Getting Your First Bitcoins

Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Mining and the Hashing Race, Bytecoin

mining with, Successfully Mining the Block

ATMs, bitcoin, Getting Your First Bitcoins

authentication path, Merkle Trees

autogen.sh script, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code

B

b-money, History of Bitcoin

backups

cold-storage wallets, Physical Bitcoin Storage
of random wallets, Nondeterministic (Random) Wallets
of wallets, Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore
paper wallets, Paper Wallets–Paper Wallets

backupwallet command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore

balanced trees, Merkle Trees

balances, Transaction Outputs and Inputs

banking regulations and bitcoin, Getting Your First Bitcoins

Base-64 representation, Base58 and Base58Check Encoding

Base58 encoding, Bitcoin Addresses–Base58 and Base58Check Encoding

Base58Check encoding, Bitcoin Addresses–Bitcoin Addresses

bitcoin address, complete code for, Base58 and Base58Check Encoding
decoding to hex, Decode from Base58Check
extended keys and, Extended keys
from hex, Encode from hex to Base58Check
prefixes, listed, Base58 and Base58Check Encoding
WIF prefix for, Encode from hex to Base58Check

base58check-decode command (bx), Decode from Base58Check

base58check-encode command (bx), Encode from hex to Base58Check, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

bi-twin prime chains, Primecoin

binary hash tree, Merkle Trees

bip, Quick Glossary

BIP0016, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

BIP0032, Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets (BIP0032/BIP0044)–Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer

BIP0038, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)

BIP0039, Mnemonic Code Words

BIP0043, Navigating the HD wallet tree structure

BIP0044, Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets (BIP0032/BIP0044)–Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer

bitaddress.org, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)

paper wallets, generating, Paper Wallets

bitcoin, Quick Glossary, What Is Bitcoin?–Sending and Receiving Bitcoins

acquiring, Getting Your First Bitcoins
death of owner and, Survivability
defined, What Is Bitcoin?
development of, History of Bitcoin
establishing ownership of, Introduction
forms of, Getting Started
implementation of, Transactions, Blocks, Mining, and the Blockchain–Spending the Transaction
precursors to, What Is Bitcoin?
rate of issuance, What Is Bitcoin?, Introduction
sending/receiving, Sending and Receiving Bitcoins–Sending and Receiving Bitcoins
storage, physical, Physical Bitcoin Storage
system security, Developing Bitcoin Systems Securely
wallet setup, Quick Start

bitcoin address, Quick Glossary

bitcoin ATMs, Getting Your First Bitcoins

bitcoin client, Bitcoin Core: The Reference Implementation–Controlling btcd

Bitcoin Core, Bitcoin Core: The Reference Implementation–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

Bitcoin Core client, Bitcoin Core: The Reference Implementation–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

alerts, configuring, Alert Messages
and full nodes, Full Nodes
client status, getting, Getting Information on the Bitcoin Core Client Status
compiling from source code, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code–Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code
disk space requirement for, Running Bitcoin Core for the First Time
documentation, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code
genesis block in, The Genesis Block
JSON-RPC API for, Using Bitcoin Core’s JSON-RPC API from the Command Line–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
running, Running Bitcoin Core for the First Time
source code, downloading, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code
using from command line, Using Bitcoin Core’s JSON-RPC API from the Command Line–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

Bitcoin Explorer, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits, Libbitcoin and Bitcoin Explorer

base58check-decode command, Decode from Base58Check
base58check-encode command, Encode from hex to Base58Check, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses
ec-new command, Generating a private key from a random number, Examples of bx command use
ec-to-address command, Examples of bx command use
ec-to-public command, Examples of bx command use
ec-to-wif command, Generating a private key from a random number
HD wallets and, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer
hd-new command, Examples of bx command use
hd-private command, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer, Examples of bx command use
hd-public command, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer, Examples of bx command use
hd-seed command, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer
hd-to-address command, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer
hd-to-public command, Examples of bx command use
hd-to-wif command, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer
installing, Installing Bitcoin Explorer
mnemonic-decode command, Examples of bx command use
mnemonic-encode command, Examples of bx command use
modifying private key formats with, Private key formats
ripemd160 command, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses
script-encode command, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses
seed command, Generating a private key from a random number, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer, Examples of bx command use, Examples of bx command use
sha256 command, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses
wif-to-ec command, Private key formats

Bitcoin Explorer commands

commands in, Bitcoin Explorer (bx) Commands–Examples of bx command use

Bitcoin improvement proposals, Bitcoin Improvement Proposals–Bitcoin Improvement Proposals

bitcoin ledger, outputs in, Transaction Outputs–Spending conditions (encumbrances)

bitcoin network, Peer-to-Peer Network Architecture–Alert Messages

alert messages, Alert Messages
architecture of, Peer-to-Peer Network Architecture
bloom filters and, Bloom Filters–Bloom Filters and Inventory Updates
broadcasting transactions to, Broadcasting Transactions to the Bitcoin Network
defined, Peer-to-Peer Network Architecture
discovery, Network Discovery–Network Discovery
extended, The Extended Bitcoin Network
nodes, Nodes Types and Roles
origin of, History of Bitcoin
propagating transactions on, Propagating Transactions on the Bitcoin Network
transaction pools, Transaction Pools

Bitcoin Server, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits, Libbitcoin and Bitcoin Explorer

bitcoin-cli command line helper, Using Bitcoin Core’s JSON-RPC API from the Command Line–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

backupwallet command, Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore
createrawtransaction command, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
decoderawtransaction command, Exploring and Decoding Transactions–Exploring and Decoding Transactions, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
dumpwallet command, Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore
getaddressesbyaccount command, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions
getbalance command, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions
getblock command, Exploring Blocks
getblockhash command, Exploring Blocks
getinfo command, Getting Information on the Bitcoin Core Client Status
getnewaddress command, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions
getrawtransaction command, Exploring and Decoding Transactions–Exploring and Decoding Transactions
getreceivedbyaddress command, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions
gettransaction command, Exploring and Decoding Transactions–Exploring and Decoding Transactions
gettxout command, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
importwallet command, Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore
listtransactions command, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions
listunspent command, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
sendrawtransaction command, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
signrawtransaction command, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
wallet setup with, Wallet Setup and Encryption
walletpassphrase command, Wallet Setup and Encryption

bitcoin.org, Quick Start

Bitcoin Core, downloading, Bitcoin Core: The Reference Implementation

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. (Nakamoto), History of Bitcoin

bitcoinaverage.com, Sending and Receiving Bitcoins

bitcoincharts.com, Sending and Receiving Bitcoins

bitcoind client (see Bitcoin Core client)

BitcoinJ library, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits, The Extended Bitcoin Network

bitcoins, buying for cash, Getting Your First Bitcoins

bitcoinwisdom.com, Sending and Receiving Bitcoins

Bitmessage, NXT

Bits of Proof (BOP), Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits

Bitstamp currency market, Getting Your First Bitcoins

Blake algorithm, Consensus Innovation: Peercoin, Myriad, Blackcoin, Vericoin, NXT

block, Quick Glossary

block hash, Block Identifiers: Block Header Hash and Block Height

block header hash, Block Identifiers: Block Header Hash and Block Height

block headers, Block Header

computing power and, The Extra Nonce Solution
constructing, Constructing the Block Header
getting on SPV nodes, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes

block height, Block Identifiers: Block Header Hash and Block Height

block templates, Managed pools

blockchain, Quick Glossary

blockchain apps, A Taxonomy of Alternative Currencies and Chains

blockchain explorer websites, Transactions, Blocks, Mining, and the Blockchain

blockchain.info website, Sending and Receiving Bitcoins, Transactions, Blocks, Mining, and the Blockchain

blockchains, Introduction–Merkle Trees and Simplified Payment Verification (SPV)

assembling, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks–Blockchain Forks
assembling blocks into, Aggregating Transactions into Blocks
creating on nodes, Exchanging “Inventory”
downloading with bittorrent clients, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code
forks, Blockchain Forks–Blockchain Forks
full nodes and, Full Nodes
genesis block, The Genesis Block
linking blocks to, Linking Blocks in the Blockchain
main, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks
merkle trees and, Merkle Trees–Merkle Trees
Namecoin, Namecoin
on full nodes, Full Nodes
on new nodes, Exchanging “Inventory”
on SPV nodes, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes
selecting, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks–Blockchain Forks
size of, and compressed public keys, Compressed public keys
storing unrelated information in, Data Output (OP_RETURN)
synchronizing for Bitcoin Core, Running Bitcoin Core for the First Time

blockexplorer.com, Transactions, Blocks, Mining, and the Blockchain

blockr.io website, Transactions, Blocks, Mining, and the Blockchain

blocks

assembling, Aggregating Transactions into Blocks
assembling chains of, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks–Blockchain Forks
candidate, aggregating, Aggregating Transactions into Blocks
exploring, Exploring Blocks
header hash, Block Identifiers: Block Header Hash and Block Height
headers, Block Header
height, Block Identifiers: Block Header Hash and Block Height
identifiers, Block Identifiers: Block Header Hash and Block Height
linking to blockchain, Linking Blocks in the Blockchain
mining, Mining the Block–Difficulty Target and Retargeting
on new nodes, Exchanging “Inventory”
selecting chains of, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks–Blockchain Forks
structure of, Structure of a Block
validating new, Validating a New Block

bloom filters, Bloom Filters–Bloom Filters and Inventory Updates

BOINC open grid computing, Gridcoin

btcd, btcd, The Extended Bitcoin Network

client, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits
controlling, Controlling btcd
installing, Installing btcd

Buterin, Vitalik, Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python

Byzantine Generals Problem, History of Bitcoin

C

candidate blocks

age of transactions, Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority–Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority
aggregating, Aggregating Transactions into Blocks
priority of transactions, Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority–Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority
transaction fees, Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority–Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority

chaining transactions, Transaction Chaining and Orphan Transactions

chains, alternative, A Taxonomy of Alternative Currencies and Chains

noncurrency, Noncurrency Alt Chains–Ethereum

change level (multiaccount structure), Navigating the HD wallet tree structure

change, making, Transaction Outputs and Inputs

CheckBlock function (Bitcoin Core client), Validating a New Block

CheckBlockHeader function (Bitcoin Core client), Validating a New Block

CHECKMULTISIG implementation, Multi-Signature

checksum, Base58 and Base58Check Encoding

child key derivation (CKD) function, Private child key derivation

hardened, Hardened child key derivation
public, Public child key derivation
using, Using derived child keys

child private keys, Private child key derivation

index numbers for, Index numbers for normal and hardened derivation
using, Using derived child keys

client status, getting, Getting Information on the Bitcoin Core Client Status

clients, alternative, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits–Controlling btcd

btcd, btcd

coin type level (multiaccount structure), Navigating the HD wallet tree structure

coinbase data, Coinbase Data–Coinbase Data

fees and, Coinbase Reward and Fees

coinbase reward, calculating, Coinbase Reward and Fees

coinbase transaction, The Generation Transaction–Coinbase Data

Coinbase.com, Getting Your First Bitcoins

CoinJoin, Transaction Chaining and Orphan Transactions

cold-storage wallets, Physical Bitcoin Storage

paper wallets as, Paper Wallets–Paper Wallets
public child key derivation and, Public child key derivation

colored coins, Colored Coins

compressed keys

converting to bitcoin addresses, Compressed public keys
encoding/decoding from Base58Check, Encode from hex (compressed key) to Base58Check

compressed private keys, Compressed private keys

compressed public keys, Compressed public keys–Compressed public keys

configure script, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code

confirmation of transactions, Sending and Receiving Bitcoins

confirmations, Quick Glossary

consensus, Introduction–Consensus Attacks

attacks, Consensus Attacks–Consensus Attacks
decentralized, Decentralized Consensus
innovation, Consensus Innovation: Peercoin, Myriad, Blackcoin, Vericoin, NXT
mining blocks successfully, Successfully Mining the Block
transactions independent verification, Independent Verification of Transactions
validating new blocks, Validating a New Block

consensus attacks

51% attacks, Consensus Attacks
denial of service attack, Consensus Attacks

contracts, in Ethereum, Ethereum

corporations, multi-sig governance and, Multi-sig and Governance

counterfeiting, What Is Bitcoin?

createrawtransaction command (bitcoin-cli), Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

credit card payment system, Security Principles

crypto-currency

counterfeiting, What Is Bitcoin?

cryptocurrency, Public Key Cryptography and Cryptocurrency

cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator (CSPRNG), Generating a private key from a random number

cryptography, What Is Bitcoin?

Cunningham prime chains, Primecoin

cURL HTTP client, Getting the Right Inputs

currencies, alternative, A Taxonomy of Alternative Currencies and Chains, Alt Coins–Darkcoin

anonymity focused, Anonymity-Focused Alt Coins: CryptoNote, Bytecoin, Monero, Zerocash/Zerocoin, Darkcoin–Darkcoin
evaluating, Evaluating an Alt Coin
monetary parameter alternatives, Monetary Parameter Alternatives: Litecoin, Dogecoin, Freicoin

currency creation, Bitcoin Economics and Currency Creation–Bitcoin Economics and Currency Creation

currency markets, Getting Your First Bitcoins

D

data centers, mining with, Mining and the Hashing Race

data structure, Transaction Structure

data, converting to Base58Check, Base58 and Base58Check Encoding

death of owners, Survivability

decentralized consensus, Decentralized Consensus

decoderawtransaction command (bitcoin-cli), Exploring and Decoding Transactions–Exploring and Decoding Transactions, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

deflationary money, Bitcoin Economics and Currency Creation

demurrage currency, Freicoin

denial of service attack, Consensus Attacks

denial-of-service attack

Script language and, Turing Incompleteness

deterministic key generation, Wallets

deterministic wallets, Deterministic (Seeded) Wallets

hierarchical, Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets (BIP0032/BIP0044)–Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer
mnemonic code words, Mnemonic Code Words

difficulty, Quick Glossary

difficulty retargeting, Quick Glossary, Difficulty Target and Retargeting

difficulty target, Difficulty Representation

block generation rate and, Difficulty Target and Retargeting
computing power and, The Extra Nonce Solution
constructing block headers and, Constructing the Block Header
defined, Proof-Of-Work Algorithm
electricity cost and, Difficulty Target and Retargeting
extra nonce solution and, The Extra Nonce Solution
hashing power and, Mining and the Hashing Race
in block header, Block Header
retargeting, Difficulty Target and Retargeting–Difficulty Target and Retargeting

digital notary services, Data Output (OP_RETURN)

disk space requirement for Bitcoin Core, Running Bitcoin Core for the First Time

DNS seed, Network Discovery

Dogecoin, Key Utility (KU)

domain name service (DNS), Namecoin

double-spend attack, Consensus Attacks

double-spend problem, What Is Bitcoin?

dual-purpose mining, Dual-Purpose Mining Innovation: Primecoin, Curecoin, Gridcoin

dumpprivkey command (bitcoin-cli), Generating a private key from a random number

dumpwallet command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore

E

eavesdroppers, Security Principles

ec-new command (bx), Generating a private key from a random number, Examples of bx command use

ec-to-address command (bx), Examples of bx command use

ec-to-public command (bx), Examples of bx command use

ec-to-wif command (bx), Generating a private key from a random number

ECC (see elliptic curve cryptography)

ecommerce servers, keys for, Public child key derivation

electricity cost and target difficulty, Difficulty Target and Retargeting

Electrum wallet, Mnemonic Code Words

elliptic curve cryptography, Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained–Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained

addition operator, Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained
in Python, Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python

elliptic curve multiplication, Generating a Public Key

emergent consensus, Decentralized Consensus

criteria for, Independent Verification of Transactions

encrypted private keys, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)

encryptwallet command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Setup and Encryption

encumbrance, Transaction Outputs, Spending conditions (encumbrances)

exchange rate, finding, Sending and Receiving Bitcoins

exodus addresses, Mastercoin

extended bitcoin network, The Extended Bitcoin Network

extended keys, Extended keys

extra nonce solution to increasing difficulty targets, The Extra Nonce Solution

F

fees, Quick Glossary

fees, transaction, Transaction Fees–Transaction Fees, Introduction, Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority–Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority

adding, Adding Fees to Transactions–Adding Fees to Transactions
calculating, Transaction Fees, Coinbase Reward and Fees
generation transactions and, Coinbase Reward and Fees

field programmable gate array (FPGA), Mining and the Hashing Race

filteradd message, Bloom Filters and Inventory Updates

filterclear message, Bloom Filters and Inventory Updates

filterload message, Bloom Filters and Inventory Updates

fork attack, Consensus Attacks

full nodes, Getting Started, Full Nodes

creating full blockchains on, Exchanging “Inventory”

G

generation transaction

coinbase data, Coinbase Data–Coinbase Data
coinbase rewards and, Coinbase Reward and Fees
fees and, Coinbase Reward and Fees
structure of, Structure of the Generation Transaction

generator point, Generating a Public Key

genesis block, Quick Glossary, Introduction, The Genesis Block

getaddressesbyaccount command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions

getbalance command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions

unconfirmed transactions and, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions

getblock command (bitcoin-cli), Exploring Blocks

getblockhash command (bitcoin-cli), Exploring Blocks

GetBlockTemplate (GBT) mining protocol, Managed pools

getheaders message, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes

getinfo command (bitcoin-cli), Getting Information on the Bitcoin Core Client Status

getnewaddress command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions, Generating a private key from a random number

getpeerinfo command, Network Discovery

getrawtransaction command (bitcoin-cli), Exploring and Decoding Transactions–Exploring and Decoding Transactions

getreceivedbyaddress command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions

gettransaction command (bitcoin-cli), Exploring and Decoding Transactions–Exploring and Decoding Transactions

gettxout command (bitcoin-cli), Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

GetWork (GWK) mining protocol, Managed pools

GitHub, downloading Bitcoin Core from, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code

Go programming language, btcd

governance, Multi-sig and Governance

graphical processing units (GPUs), Generating vanity addresses

processing power of, Mining and the Hashing Race

Graphical Processing Units (GPUs), Bytecoin

Groestl algorithm, Consensus Innovation: Peercoin, Myriad, Blackcoin, Vericoin, NXT

H

hackers, User Security Best Practices

halvings, calculating, Coinbase Reward and Fees

hardened child key derivation, Hardened child key derivation

indexes for, Index numbers for normal and hardened derivation

hardware wallets, Hardware Wallets

public child key derivation and, Public child key derivation

hash, Quick Glossary

HashCash, History of Bitcoin

hashing race, Mining and the Hashing Race–P2Pool

extra nonce solutions, The Extra Nonce Solution
mining pools, Mining Pools–Mining Pools

hd-new command (bx), Examples of bx command use

hd-private command (bx), Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer, Examples of bx command use

hd-public command (bx), Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer, Examples of bx command use

hd-seed command (bx), Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer

hd-to-address command (bx), Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer

hd-to-public command (bx), Examples of bx command use

hd-to-wif command (bx), Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer

hierarchical deterministic wallets (HD wallets), Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets (BIP0032/BIP0044)–Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer

Bitcoin Explorer and, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer
CKD function and, Private child key derivation
creation from seeds, HD wallet creation from a seed
extended keys, Extended keys
hardened child key derivation, Hardened child key derivation
identifier for, HD wallet key identifier (path)
navigating, Navigating the HD wallet tree structure
paths for, HD wallet key identifier (path)
public child key derivation, Public child key derivation
tree structure for, Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets (BIP0032/BIP0044), Navigating the HD wallet tree structure

Kiss, Richard, pycoin

KYC (Know Your Customer) banking regulations, Getting Your First Bitcoins

L

ledger, storing unrelated information in, Data Output (OP_RETURN)

LevelDB database (Google), Introduction

libbitcoin library, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits, Libbitcoin and Bitcoin Explorer, The Extended Bitcoin Network

finding vanity addresses with, Generating vanity addresses
installing, Installing Bitcoin Explorer, Installing Libbitcoin

libraries, alternative, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits–Controlling btcd

Bitcoin Explorer, Libbitcoin and Bitcoin Explorer
Bitcoin Server, Libbitcoin and Bitcoin Explorer
libbitcoin library, Libbitcoin and Bitcoin Explorer
pycoin library, pycoin

lightweight client, Getting Started

listtransactions command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions

listunspent command (bitcoin-cli), Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

locking scripts, Transaction Outputs, Spending conditions (encumbrances)

transaction validation and, Script Construction (Lock + Unlock)

locktime, Transaction Structure

M

main blockchain, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks

managed pools, Managed pools

MAX_BLOCKS_IN_TRANSIT_PER_PEER constant, Exchanging “Inventory”

MAX_ORPHAN_TRANSACTIONS constant, Transaction Chaining and Orphan Transactions

memory pool, Transaction Pools, Aggregating Transactions into Blocks

mempool, Transaction Pools

merkle path, Merkle Trees

merkle trees, Merkle Trees–Merkle Trees

constructing block headers with, Constructing the Block Header
SPV and, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes, Merkle Trees and Simplified Payment Verification (SPV)

Merkle trees

constructing, Merkle Trees

merkleblock message, Merkle Trees and Simplified Payment Verification (SPV)

meta chains, A Taxonomy of Alternative Currencies and Chains

meta coin platforms, A Taxonomy of Alternative Currencies and Chains, Meta Coin Platforms–Counterparty

colored coins, Colored Coins
counterparty protocol, Counterparty

meta-coin platforms

mastercoin protocol, Mastercoin

miner, Quick Glossary

miners, Introduction

mining, Introduction–Consensus Attacks

aggregating transactions and, Aggregating Transactions into Blocks
algorithms regulating, What Is Bitcoin?
blockchains, Bitcoin Mining
blocks, Mining the Block–Difficulty Target and Retargeting
currency creation, Bitcoin Economics and Currency Creation–Bitcoin Economics and Currency Creation
difficulty bits, Difficulty Representation
difficulty targets, Difficulty Representation
dual-purpose, Dual-Purpose Mining Innovation: Primecoin, Curecoin, Gridcoin
hardware, alerts and, Alert Messages
hashing race and, Mining and the Hashing Race–P2Pool
nodes, Mining Nodes
profitability of, Bitcoin Mining
proof-of-work algorithm and, Proof-Of-Work Algorithm–Proof-Of-Work Algorithm
transactions in blocks, Mining Transactions in Blocks
validating new blocks, Validating a New Block

mining pools, Mining Pools–Mining Pools

managed pools, Managed pools
on the bitcoin network, The Extended Bitcoin Network
P2Pool, P2Pool

mining rigs, Mining Nodes

mnemonic code words, Mnemonic Code Words

Electrum wallet and, Mnemonic Code Words
Trezor wallet and, Mnemonic Code Words

mnemonic-decode command (bx), Examples of bx command use

mnemonic-encode command (bx), Examples of bx command use

mobile clients, Getting Started

monetary parameter alternatives, Monetary Parameter Alternatives: Litecoin, Dogecoin, Freicoin

Moore’s Law, Mining and the Hashing Race

multi-signature account, Consensus Attacks

multi-signature addresses, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

security and, Multi-sig and Governance

multi-signature scripts, Multi-Signature

limits on, Multi-Signature
P2SH and, Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH)–Redeem script and isStandard validation

multiaccount structure, Navigating the HD wallet tree structure

Multibit client, Quick Start

N

Nakamoto, Satoshi, History of Bitcoin, Decentralized Consensus

Namecoin, NXT

commands, Namecoin

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained

network, Quick Glossary

network discovery, Network Discovery–Network Discovery

new coin generation, Introduction

nodes

full, Full Nodes
lightweight, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes–Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes
mining, Mining Nodes
network discovery and, Network Discovery–Network Discovery
roles of, Nodes Types and Roles
seed, Network Discovery
sets of blocks maintained by, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks
SPV, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes–Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes
types of, Nodes Types and Roles

non-currency alt chains, Noncurrency Alt Chains–Ethereum

nonce, Proof-Of-Work Algorithm

extra, The Extra Nonce Solution

nonce,

in block header, Block Header
initializing in block header, Constructing the Block Header

nondeterministic wallets, Nondeterministic (Random) Wallets

O

offline transactions, Constructing a Transaction

OpenSSL cryptographic library, Generating a Public Key

operating systems, bitcoin security and, User Security Best Practices

OP_RETURN operator, Data Output (OP_RETURN)

origination of transactions, Transaction Lifecycle

orphan blocks, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks

orphan transaction pool, Transaction Chaining and Orphan Transactions, Transaction Pools

storage, Transaction Pools

orphan transactions, Transaction Chaining and Orphan Transactions

outputs, defined, Bitcoin Transactions, Transaction Structure

P

P2Pool, P2Pool

paper wallets, Paper Wallets–Paper Wallets, Physical Bitcoin Storage

BIP0038 encryption and, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)
spending, Paper Wallets

parent blocks, Introduction

pay-to-public-key, Pay-to-Public-Key

Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash (P2PKH), Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

pay-to-public-key-hash (P2PKH), Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash (P2PKH)–Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash (P2PKH)

bloom filters and, Bloom Filters

Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH), Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

Pay-to-script-hash (P2SH), Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH)–Redeem script and isStandard validation

addresses, Pay-to-script-hash addresses
benefits of, Benefits of pay-to-script-hash

pay-to-script-hash (P2SH)

bloom filters and, Bloom Filters
coinbase data and, Coinbase Data
isStandard validation, Redeem script and isStandard validation
redeem script for, Redeem script and isStandard validation

Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH)

locking scripts, Redeem script and isStandard validation

payment networks, traditional, Security Principles

peer-to-peer networks, Peer-to-Peer Network Architecture

automatic management, overriding, Network Discovery
connections, Network Discovery
discovery by new nodes, Network Discovery–Network Discovery

picocoin, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits

point at infinity (ECC), Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained

pool operator of mining pools, Managed pools

Previous Block Hash, Constructing the Block Header

prime number exponentiation, Public Key Cryptography and Cryptocurrency

private key (see secret key)

private keys, Private Keys–Generating a private key from a random number

CKD function and, Private child key derivation
compressed, Compressed private keys
creating by hand, Private Keys
deployments without, Public child key derivation
encrypted, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)
exposing with bitcoind, Generating a private key from a random number
exposing with paper wallets, Paper Wallets
format, Private key formats
generating from random numbers, Generating a private key from a random number–Generating a private key from a random number

processing power and hash racing, Mining and the Hashing Race–P2Pool

proof of stake, Consensus Innovation: Peercoin, Myriad, Blackcoin, Vericoin, NXT

proof of work, Proof-Of-Work Algorithm

proof-of-work, Quick Glossary

proof-of-work algorithm, History of Bitcoin

alternative, Alt Coins
for Darkcoin, Darkcoin

Proof-Of-Work algorithm, Proof-Of-Work Algorithm–Proof-Of-Work Algorithm

protein folding algorithms, Curecoin

public child key derivation, Public child key derivation

indexes for, Index numbers for normal and hardened derivation

public key (see bitcoin address)

public key cryptography, Public Key Cryptography and Cryptocurrency

elliptic curve cryptography, Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained–Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained
implementation of, Public Key Cryptography and Cryptocurrency

public keys, Private and Public Keys

bitcoin addresses vs., Bitcoin Addresses
compressed, Compressed public keys–Compressed public keys
compression, Compressed public keys
formats of, Public key formats
generating, Public Keys, Generating a Public Key–Generating a Public Key

purpose level (multiaccount structure), Navigating the HD wallet tree structure

pybitcointools, Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python–Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python

pybitcointools library, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits

pycoin library, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits, pycoin

Python

implementing addresses in, Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python–Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python
implementing keys in, Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python–Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python
pycoin library, pycoin

Python ECDSA library, Implementing Keys and Addresses in Python

Q

QR codes

payment requests as, Buying a Cup of Coffee

R

RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation Message Digest (RIPEMD), Bitcoin Addresses

random wallets, Nondeterministic (Random) Wallets

backing up, Nondeterministic (Random) Wallets

redeem script, Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH)

release candidates, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code

release tags, Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code

reward, Quick Glossary

RIPEMD160, Bitcoin Addresses

ripemd160 command (bx), Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

risk, security, Balancing Risk

root of trust, The Root of Trust

root seeds, HD wallet creation from a seed

S

Satoshi client (see Bitcoin Core client)

satoshis, Transaction Outputs and Inputs

defined, Buying a Cup of Coffee

script hashes, Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

Script language, Scripting Language–Scripting Language, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols–Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols

binary arithmetic operators, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
boolean logic operators, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
conditional flow operators, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
cryptographic function operators, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
flow-control/loops in, Turing Incompleteness
numeric operators, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
push operators, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
reserved operator codes, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols–Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
stack manipulation operators, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
statelessness of, Turing Incompleteness
string operators, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols
symbols, Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols

script-encode command (bx), Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

scripts, Transaction Scripts and Script Language–Stateless Verification

construction of, Script Construction (Lock + Unlock)
language for, Scripting Language–Scripting Language

scrypt algorithm, Alt Coins

scrypt-N algorithm, Consensus Innovation: Peercoin, Myriad, Blackcoin, Vericoin, NXT

secondary chains, Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks

secp256k1 curve standard, Elliptic Curve Cryptography Explained

generator point definition in, Generating a Public Key

secret key, Quick Glossary

Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA), Bitcoin Addresses

security, Bitcoin Security–Conclusion

centralized controls and, Developing Bitcoin Systems Securely
child private keys and, Using derived child keys
consensus attacks, Consensus Attacks–Consensus Attacks
death of owner and, Survivability
encrypted private keys, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)
extended public keys and, Hardened child key derivation
governance, Multi-sig and Governance
hardened child key derivation, Hardened child key derivation
immutability of blockchain and, Introduction
multi-signature addresses and, Multi-sig and Governance
of private keys, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)
of vanity addresses, Vanity address security
of wallet backups, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)
principles of, Security Principles
root of trust, The Root of Trust
survivability, Survivability
user, User Security Best Practices–Conclusion
vanity addresses and, Vanity address security

seed command (bx), Generating a private key from a random number, Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer, Examples of bx command use, Examples of bx command use

seeded wallets, Deterministic (Seeded) Wallets

CKD function and, Private child key derivation
HD wallets, HD wallet creation from a seed
mnemonic code words, Mnemonic Code Words

sendrawtransaction command (bitcoin-cli), Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

SHA256, Bitcoin Addresses

sha256 command (bx), Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses

SHA3 algorithm, Consensus Innovation: Peercoin, Myriad, Blackcoin, Vericoin, NXT

share chains, P2Pool

shopping carts, public keys for, Public child key derivation

sibling chains (to main chain), Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks

signrawtransaction command (bitcoin-cli), Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

simplified payment verification (SPV) nodes, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes–Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes

defined, Nodes Types and Roles
verification, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes

Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) nodes

bloom filters and, Bloom Filters–Bloom Filters and Inventory Updates
merkle trees and, Merkle Trees and Simplified Payment Verification (SPV)

Skein algorithm, Consensus Innovation: Peercoin, Myriad, Blackcoin, Vericoin, NXT

smart contracts, Data Output (OP_RETURN)

smartphones, bitcoin clients for, Getting Started

solo miners, Mining Pools

stack, defined, Scripting Language

stateless verification of transactions, Stateless Verification

stock certificates, Data Output (OP_RETURN)

colored coins as, Colored Coins

Stratum (STM) mining protocol, Peer-to-Peer Network Architecture, Managed pools

survivability, Survivability

syncing the blockchain, Exchanging “Inventory”

T

target difficulty, Quick Glossary

timestamping blocks, Constructing the Block Header

in block header, Block Header

toolkits, alternative, Alternative Clients, Libraries, and Toolkits–Controlling btcd

transaction, Quick Glossary

transaction database index, Exploring and Decoding Transactions

transaction malleability, Exploring and Decoding Transactions

transaction pools, Transaction Pools

adding blocks to, Aggregating Transactions into Blocks
storage, Transaction Pools

transaction utility (tx), Transaction Utility (TX)

transactions, Buying a Cup of Coffee–Bob’s view, Introduction–Redeem script and isStandard validation

accepting without confirmations, Bob’s view
adding to ledger, Adding the Transaction to the Ledger
age of, Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority–Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority
aggregating into blocks, Aggregating Transactions into Blocks
broadcasting to network, Broadcasting Transactions to the Bitcoin Network
chaining, Transaction Chaining and Orphan Transactions
common forms of, Common Transaction Forms–Common Transaction Forms
constructing, Constructing a Transaction–Bob’s view
creating, Creating Transactions
creating from the command line, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
decoding, Exploring and Decoding Transactions–Exploring and Decoding Transactions
defined, Bitcoin Transactions
expiration, lack of, Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority
exploring, Exploring and Decoding Transactions–Exploring and Decoding Transactions
fees, Adding Fees to Transactions–Adding Fees to Transactions, Introduction
independent verification of, Independent Verification of Transactions
inputs, Transaction Inputs–Transaction Inputs
inputs, getting, Getting the Right Inputs–Getting the Right Inputs
lifecycle of, Transaction Lifecycle–Propagating Transactions on the Bitcoin Network
locktime, Transaction Structure
mining in blocks, Mining Transactions in Blocks
multi-signature scripts, Multi-Signature
orphan, Transaction Chaining and Orphan Transactions
outputs, Transaction Outputs–Spending conditions (encumbrances)
outputs, creating, Creating the Outputs
pay-to-public-key-hash, Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash (P2PKH)–Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash (P2PKH)
Pay-to-script-hash, Pay-to-Script-Hash (P2SH)–Redeem script and isStandard validation
priority of, Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority–Transaction Age, Fees, and Priority
propagating, How it propagates, Propagating Transactions on the Bitcoin Network
script language for, Transaction Scripts and Script Language–Stateless Verification
signing from the command line, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
simple example of, Buying a Cup of Coffee–Buying a Cup of Coffee
spending, Spending the Transaction
statelessness of, Stateless Verification
storing unrelated information in, Data Output (OP_RETURN)
structure of, Transaction Structure
submitting from the command line, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs
taking off blockchain, Developing Bitcoin Systems Securely
transmitting, Transmitting the transaction
unconfirmed, pools of, Transaction Pools
unspent transaction output (UTXO), Transaction Outputs and Inputs
validation, Transaction Scripts and Script Language–Stateless Verification
verification criteria for, Independent Verification of Transactions
wallets, receiving, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions

transmitting transactions, Transmitting the transaction

Trezor wallet, Mnemonic Code Words, Hardware Wallets

public key derivation and, Public child key derivation

Turing Complete, Turing Incompleteness

tx messages, Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) Nodes

txindex option (Bitcoin Core), Exploring and Decoding Transactions

txout notation, Wallets

Type-0 nondeterministic wallet, Nondeterministic (Random) Wallets

U

unconfirmed transactions, Transaction Pools

getbalance command and, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions

unlocking scripts

generation transactions and, Coinbase Data
transaction validation and, Script Construction (Lock + Unlock)

unspent transaction output (UTXO), Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs–Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs, Transaction Outputs and Inputs, Transaction Outputs–Spending conditions (encumbrances)

user security, User Security Best Practices–Conclusion

hardware wallets, Hardware Wallets
physical bitcoin storage, Physical Bitcoin Storage
risk, balancing, Balancing Risk
risk, diversifying, Diversifying Risk

UTXO pool, Transaction Outputs

UTXO set, Transaction Outputs

V

validation (transaction), Transaction Scripts and Script Language–Stateless Verification

locking scripts, Script Construction (Lock + Unlock)
script construction for, Script Construction (Lock + Unlock)

vanity addresses, Vanity Addresses–Vanity address security

generating, Generating vanity addresses–Generating vanity addresses
security and, Vanity address security

vanity-miners, Generating vanity addresses

version message, Network Discovery

vout notation, Wallets

W

wallet, Quick Glossary

Wallet Import Format (WIF), Encode from hex to Base58Check

for compressed keys, Compressed public keys
for uncompressed keys, Public key formats
from BIP0038 encryption, Encrypted Private Keys (BIP0038)
newer bitcoin wallets and, Compressed public keys

walletpassphrase command (bitcoin-cli), Wallet Setup and Encryption

wallets, Wallets–Experimenting with HD wallets using Bitcoin Explorer

addresses of, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions
backing up, Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore
blockchain storage in, Getting the Right Inputs
deterministic, Deterministic (Seeded) Wallets
dumping into plain text, Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore
for colored coins, Colored Coins
hardware, Hardware Wallets
key pairs in, Public Key Cryptography and Cryptocurrency
nondeterministic, Nondeterministic (Random) Wallets
paper, Paper Wallets–Paper Wallets
public/private keys in, Private and Public Keys
random, Nondeterministic (Random) Wallets
receiving transactions, Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions–Wallet Addresses and Receiving Transactions
restoring, Wallet Backup, Plain-text Dump, and Restore
security of, Quick Start
seeded, Deterministic (Seeded) Wallets
setting up, Quick Start
setup from command line, Wallet Setup and Encryption
signing transactions with, Creating, Signing, and Submitting Transactions Based on Unspent Outputs

web clients, Getting Started

wif-to-ec command (bx), Private key formats

Z

ZeroBlock, Sending and Receiving Bitcoins

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