A Czech introductory book by Dominik Stroukal and Jan Skalický about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It maps the subject; the particular edition and the extent of the text actually read determine what can be substantiated.
The authors are Dominik Stroukal and Jan Skalický. Grada lists a 2018 edition of 200 pages and a third expanded edition from 2021 of 296 pages. Their details must not be combined into a single edition. [1] [2]
The sample's contents distinguish history, a user guide, economics and technology, and an outlook. Other cryptocurrencies appear alongside Bitcoin. A chapter heading alone does not establish its argument. [3]
In the foreword to the third edition, Stroukal distinguishes price from broader ecosystem changes. He explains retaining the book's core and adding new discussions. This is the author's view at publication. [3]
The second-edition foreword describes updates to the practical part and expanded coverage of other cryptocurrencies. The same title therefore does not mean identical text. Record the specific edition when citing it. [3]
The forewords express strongly optimistic views of Bitcoin. We read them as an authorial position, not independent evidence of future success. Explaining a technology and expecting its adoption are different questions. [3]
An endorsement at the start of the sample compares Bitcoin's privacy to cash. This analogy is not a technical guarantee. Bitcoin.org explains public transaction history and the possibility of linking addresses to identities; a transaction's lack of a name is insufficient. [3] [4]
The publisher presents a practical introduction to receiving and sending bitcoin. Distinguish principles from particular services and interfaces of the time. A historical edition alone cannot establish today's procedures or legal rules without further checking. [2]
We read the entire public sample: title pages, endorsements, contents, two complete forewords and the beginning of another. We did not verify the whole book or audiobook. This overview does not review chapters whose text the sample omits. [3]
For the clearest picture, read this entry together with Bitcoin, Bitcoin Privacy, Fiat money, Self-custody. The reverse links also lead from Dark Web: Sex, drogy a bitcoiny.
01Why list two editions of the same title?+
The publisher records different years and lengths. Information from the older book cannot automatically be attributed to the expanded edition.
02Does Bitcoin automatically mean anonymous payments?+
No. Transactions are publicly traceable and addresses can be linked to identities. Comparing it to cash does not remove this property.