Blockchain, Crypto and Defi

Praise for BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTO AND DEFI
"Professor Di Maggio's book uniquely bridges finance and tech with up-to-date HBS cases and coding examples. Each chapter takes you from concepts to applications, blending technical depth and business insights--a rare combination in blockchain literature, perfect for both engineers and finance professionals."
--John Wu, President at Ava Labs, Venture Investor, Board Member
"Blockchain, Crypto and DeFi is the ideal textbook introduction to this subject. Comprehensive clear expert explanations of each important concept are delivered with loads of whimsy and practical knowledge. This is fun reading!"
--Darrell Duffie, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
"Professor Di Maggio has been one of the most methodical and longstanding students of the emergence of blockchain, cryptocurrency and DeFi. Now he illuminates the pages of an important new book with years of insights on where crypto has been, currently stands and is likely going. No library on financial and emerging technology would be complete without this book."
--Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy, Circle
"A comprehensive and practical guide to understanding the most important aspects in crypto. Marco demystifies this emerging technology and answers what so many want to know--how crypto works!"
--Adam White, Senior Advisor at Blackstone, Previously President and COO at Bakkt, and VP at Coinbase

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xv
Chapter 1 Chain Reactions: From Basement Miners to Blockchain Revolutionaries 1
Chapter 2 Ethereum: The "Windows" to the Blockchain Universe-Now Loading Smart Contracts and Oracle Magic 57
Chapter 3 Beyond Ethereum: A Gas- Guzzling Escape to the Holy Grail of Scalability 107
Chapter 4 Riding the Crypto Rollercoaster: How Stablecoins Keep Their Cool 181
Chapter 5 The CBDC Saga: Rewriting the Rules of Money 223
Chapter 6 Money Grows on Distributed Trees: The DeFi Forest of DAOs and DApps 259
Chapter 7 The AMM Time Machine: Back to the Future of Finance 309
Chapter 8 Liquidity Pools: Dive Deep into the Ocean of DeFi (Lifebuoys Not Included) 361
Chapter 9 The Tokenization Transformation from Wall Street to Your Street 399
Chapter 10 Digital Da Vincis: The Renaissance of Art in the Age of NFTs 445
Chapter 11 Regulatory Framework: Work in Progress 493
Chapter 12 Beyond HODL: Mastering the Art and Science of Crypto Trading 529
Chapter 13 Game Over for Bankers: The Unlikely Rise of Sofa-Surfing Capitalists 577
Chapter 14 Branding on the Block: How Blockchain Is Redefining Connections in the Web3 Era 617
Chapter 15 When HAL Meets Satoshi: Merging Minds and Money on the Blockchain 661
About the Author 703
About the Companion Website 705
Index 707