Cryptocurrency "The Alt-ernative"A Beginners Reference Book

[Tyke]

CRYPTOCURRENCY "THE ALT-ERNATIVE" A BEGINNER'S REFERENCE

(BOOK)

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For a few months I have been writing a book aimed at introducing beginners to cryptocurrency.  Since March 2014, I have devoted much of my time towards researching a total of 41 coins (including Bitcoin).  This book will also have other pages which define cryptocurrency terminlogy in a non-technical manner.  Besides these, factual tables, statistics and more will be included.  At the moment (03/10/2014) I have completed 37 coin sections with the following still incomplete:

Feathercoin FTC
Franko FRK
Novacoin NVC
Peercoin PPC

Old Bitcointalk thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=483187.0

After the introduction, there are 20 sections based on the following topics:

a) What is Cryptocurrency?
b) Why does Cryptocurrency exist?
c) Why are there so many "alt" coins?
d) Is Cryptocurrency money?
e) What is mining?
f) The Blockchain
g) Proof of Work and Proof of Stake
h) The Wallet Client
i) The Block Time
j) The Block Reward
k) What is a Pre-mine?
l) Difficulty Re-targeting
m) Scrypt, SHA-256 and others
n) What is a 51% attack?
o) Community
p) Exchanges
q) Coin Developers
r) Purchasing Cryptocurrency
s) Advertising/Marketing
t) Anonymity

These won't necessarily be it the above order

Here is a list of all the coins that feature with the associated wallet address for anyone who would like to donate towards publication:

Anoncoin:         AVeZWZhcirLsAMokib4xW1K3gp3cEEGrRd
Auroracoin:      AWxnGDZRGfocA2DavHwdBkBkskSEk4XfdN
Bitcoin:         1DXSGWvvK4tcHLzF3iXr8AG9Trxjedajhk
Blackcoin:         BPNq8NC4BRvyKnaz6SQKHwXq2yz6Cbcrpc
Britcoin:         B7CjPTjNiAqu8ssVYXvTX9RUkjo8U8JgU3
Colossuscoin:      1DXSGWvvK4tcHLzF3iXr8AG9Trxjedajhk
Cryptogenic Bullion:    5o6x2zFPxJJ8YLJS5jCMVr7GHvpNMfPFV3
Diamond:         dU8K16XNB8ag1bvN5p4vmc63tEWqobtU4C
Digibyte:         D8FwazAemow92sytzsynouaJWPXDZ9q6zq
Digitalcoin:      DL9Qmj4D22zYApUWq4jkeAKsF9pLBrbmAH
Darkcoin:         XdoMpS6wX63TVBma9EG53PG2VJnMnSPJ3d
Dogecoin:         DFUtWBobuunHixutMQg6RC4VgyxbCjsKFy
Fastcoin:         fzhZfh6n4jdt1mT99DsLqVrMvUriKWgoi8
Feathercoin:         6zchh7YiHZCjjUhbh3dwjnMSbFaZ8PbHTj
Fedoracoin:         EbjEBNmAX551trBgP9vJeEj9msohjcuvKd
Franko:         F6C49xF2xfqZUGQDNwD39BYv25BikqLHio
Goldcoin:         DyAaaLrZLbC3i8FjLjQtqWYWQtk4ZL2izA
Hobonickels:      Exe8wnqtA6y9kd1nrRg6Jx65NRZZ3btPWu
Infinitecoin:      iHyNV7FhoT544qiwrVXgw65fa6aoJgK6dG
Kittehcoin:         KPqpp9vKhj32q5vWrVLinnrUs2uB9Nakvx
Leafcoin:         fNcLkTKh45PaT7jpp7LJUEo7ooUQL5ceT2
Litecoin:         LXasFmEHwvfyvb1DAYmtPXKEuGi6csEatS
Lottocoin:         Ly8V89bHwfCV93grsJamZoEseQwqpKykXz
Maxcoin:         1DXSGWvvK4tcHLzF3iXr8AG9Trxjedajhk
Mazacoin:         MNKwkKX6y3eMwZssJndJmD5bnbhJbKo7oo
Megacoin:         MJcK6bf7UuD8ZGkWZxKk8UgTWHcmFHVfAz
Mintcoin:         1DXSGWvvK4tcHLzF3iXr8AG9Trxjedajhk
Mooncoin:         2THQ74iskgoTXSWEEZZ9R1tkFa9575aDhu
Novacoin:         4Jwe9irSWiJ3sQMLxVApX6pYhffndxsE1E
Nxt:            14081530087791934508
Peercoin:         PPdMapGc4uBxUafofpvbgwqWgPWRfxW9FK
Primecoin:         AJjzXu6SDSH7oS2uM6NfJmHE8qyx5CJ2ts
Quark:         QQphDV4qXWcZzSib5GEzLP4LhBpyf8mYBU
Qubit:         1DXSGWvvK4tcHLzF3iXr8AG9Trxjedajhk
Reddcoin:         RcKcF8LcaHiCNr3yhPawaVJ4JujUX8426s
SaturncoinV2:      ScdXipVvcXCuZFbEr496U2J75oyjcb1ZWk   
Tagcoin:         TYKjp2dqVUybyQSRL2VNXN3nquWgsf4LtS
Topcoin2:         1DXSGWvvK4tcHLzF3iXr8AG9Trxjedajhk
Ultracoin:         UeCnPrfaUJBRCi6125VpvCQJ3Mn8hvbbs1
Worldcoin:         WR7btpVfet3e5ioLLNFRx4dzR5k4YDmXY8
Zetacoin:         ZaSz7txCRL2KnzZmFQT7NZkNAL33Qj4ih8

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[kotwica666]

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[batesresearch]

Can I ask where you are based. I myself am creating a Crypto Guide, mainly focused on a few upcoming cryptos I am looking at delivering it free across the area I live in then through the UK via supermarkets / shops etc.

I like the look of your guide does it cover the fundamentals of mining, exchanges, wallet security etc? Or is it just based on the cryptos themselves?

[Tyke]

Can I ask where you are based. I myself am creating a Crypto Guide, mainly focused on a few upcoming cryptos I am looking at delivering it free across the area I live in then through the UK via supermarkets / shops etc.

I like the look of your guide does it cover the fundamentals of mining, exchanges, wallet security etc? Or is it just based on the cryptos themselves?

I am based in the UK.  It covers the basics of what mining is in a non-technical sense.  It defines terms such as block reward, block time, mining algorithm and so on.  Basically, it is just an introductory text for beginners with 41 coins included.

[Tyke]

I have now printed out 22/41 coin sections.  It is great to see everything coming together 

[Tyke]

After the introduction, there are 20 sections based on the following topics:

• a) What is Cryptocurrency?
• b) Why does Cryptocurrency exist?
• c) Why are there so many "alt" coins?
• d) Is Cryptocurrency money?
• e) What is mining?
• f) The Blockchain
• g) Proof of Work and Proof of Stake
• h) The Wallet Client
• i) The Block Time
• j) The Block Reward
• k) What is a Pre-mine?
• l) Difficulty Re-targeting
• m) Scrypt, SHA-256 and others
• n) What is a 51% attack?
• o) Community
• p) Exchanges
• q) Coin Developers
• r) Purchasing Cryptocurrency
• s) Advertising/Marketing
• t) Anonymity

These won't necessarily be it the above order

[digitalindustry]

It looks good where can I read our page on Quark?

also I can give you a better logo -  follow these they are hosted on Imjur and are png so should scale ok.

[digitalindustry]

Tyke are you on Twitter ?- how are you selling this?

[digitalindustry]

Can i suggest for the cover colour say "gun metal grey" (or like) instead of bright red?

colour matters to humans, so red says -

 "i'm really desperate for you to buy me I'm in a $2 shop"

and Grey says:

 "this is a book with information in it"


try it out and display the results.

[Mario241077]

∅RB is one of the first 30 Altcoins in the world !!!

don't forget ORB!!

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=725450.0;all

MAIN Thread
https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/929-orbitcoin-orb-information/
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=586674.msg6422610#msg6422610/

[Tyke]

Now available to purchase on Amazon

[buybtc]

Now available to purchase on Amazon

Cool next time add a 'weedcoin'

http://www.dopecoin.com

[avatar_kiyoshi]

Now available to purchase on Amazon

Nice book, complete explains about alt coin, but im not see ripple on the list
also I see more book about crypto currency sell on amazon.

[Tyke]

Now available to purchase on Amazon

Nice book, complete explains about alt coin, but im not see ripple on the list
also I see more book about crypto currency sell on amazon.

It is my first project.  I am very happy with it considering the limited resources I had.  It is a very historical book covering history of 38 cryptos upto the end of 2014.

[pozmu]

Ehmmm, it seems you only included coins that donated for your book, is that right? Because I see that you ommited at least major coin that was available in 2014, don't ask me which one, you should know it if you're writing books about crypto currencies... I'm also curious how up-to-date information in paper book can be?

[Tyke]

Ehmmm, it seems you only included coins that donated for your book, is that right? Because I see that you ommited at least major coin that was available in 2014, don't ask me which one, you should know it if you're writing books about crypto currencies... I'm also curious how up-to-date information in paper book can be?

No that is not true.  I held a vote for the community to choose which coins they wanted.  Please elaborate on which coin/coins were omitted?

[lopez cryptomania]

This is awesome for newbies in the altcoin world. I believe in this ICO bc they are aiming to make crypto easier to enter with their novice friendly UI and the first ever arbitrage exchange that will allow for less market volatility which keeps so many inexperienced and afraid people on the sidelines. Arbitrage will provide a better way to profit on any coin.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3085831.msg31823480#msg31823480