فهرست مطالب

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Chain Reactions
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Blockchain in 16 Questions
• 3. Where It All Started: Bitcoin
• 4. Isn’t It Too Slow and Clunky to Be Used for Payments? Enter the Lighting Network
• 5. Energy Consumption
• 6. Concluding Remarks
• Coding Exercises
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Notes
• Chapter 2: Ethereum
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Ethereum 1.0: Key Concepts
• 3. Ethereum 2.0
• 4. Burn-and-Mint Model
• 5. Ethereum as an Operating System: Smart Contracts
• 6. Important Components of Smart Contracts: Oracles
• 7. Latest Developments in Ethereum: Account Abstraction
• 8. Concluding Remarks
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Notes
• Chapter 3: Beyond Ethereum
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Layer 2 Solutions: How Do They Work?
• 3. Alternative Blockchains (Ethereum Competitors)
• 4. Cross-chain Interoperability
• 5. Concluding Remarks
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Notes
• Chapter 4: Riding the Crypto Rollercoaster
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Stability Mechanisms
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions / Numerical Exercises
• Coding Exercises
• Notes
• Chapter 5: The CBDC Saga
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How to Design it?
• 3. Detailed Examples of CBDC Initiatives
• 4. Technical Challenges in Implementing CBDCs
• 5. New Monetary Policy Transmission
• 6. Who Opposes the Introduction of CBDCs?
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Coding Exercises
• Notes
• Chapter 6: Money Grows on Distributed Trees:
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Key Benefits of Making Finance Decentralized
• 3. Overview of DeFi Protocols
• 4. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
• 5. Traditional Finance vs. DeFi Lending
• 7. AAve
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Numerical Exercises
• Notes
• Chapter 7: The AMM Time Machine
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Core of AMM Mechanics
• 3. What Is Better: AMMs or Traditional Markets?
• 4. Real Case Study: Monetization Strategy at Uniswap
• 5. Other Prominent AMMs
• 6. Concluding Remarks
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Numerical Exercises
• Coding Exercises
• Appendix
• Notes
• Chapter 8: Liquidity Pools
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How to Build a Liquid Market?
• 3. The Curve Wars
• 4. Economic Implications and Game Theory
• 5. Liquid Staking
• Summary
• 6. Concluding Remarks
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Coding Exercises
• Notes
• Chapter 9: The Tokenization Transformation from Wall Street to Your Street
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How does it work?
• 3. Completing the Security Market Line
• 4. On-Chain vs. Off-Chain Tokenization
• 5. Satoshi’s Vision?
• 6. The Path Forward
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Coding Exercises
• Notes
• Chapter 10: Digital Da Vincis
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How Do NFTs Work?
• 3. Use Cases and Applications
• 4. Strategies for Valuing and Trading NFTs
• 5. NFTs and DeFi Integration
• 6. Concluding Remarks
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Coding Exercises
• Notes
• Chapter 11: Regulatory Framework
• Preface
• 1. Introduction: Regulatory Objectives
• 2. Are Crypto Assets Securities?
• 3. Market Implications of Considering Crypto Assets Securities
• 4. Is the Crypto Market a Wild West Then?
• 5. International Perspectives
• 6. Regulatory Considerations for DeFi
• 7. Concluding Remarks
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Notes
• Chapter 12: Beyond HODL
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Trading Strategies: Part 1
• 3. Step-Up the Game: Perpetuals
• 4. Trading Strategies: Part 2
• 5. Concluding Remarks
• End of Chapters Question
• Open Questions
• Notes
• Chapter 13: Game Over for Bankers
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Mechanics of GameFi
• 3. Economic Implications of GameFi
• 4. Technological and Developmental Considerations
• 5. GameFi Tokenomics
• 6. Community and Governance
• 7. Concluding Remarks
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Notes
• Chapter 14: Branding on the Block
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Strategic Web3 Applications for Brand Growth and Engagement
• 3. Concluding Remarks
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Notes
• Chapter 15: When HAL Meets Satoshi
• Preface
• 1. Introduction to Generative AI
• 2. The Basics
• 3. Neural Networks
• 4. Blockchain and AI
• 5. Concluding Remarks
• Appendix: Transformers and Self-Attention Mechanism
• End-of-Chapter Questions
• Open Questions
• Notes
• About the Author
• About the Companion Website
• Index
• End User License Agreement