Books for Blockchain & Cryptography

TODO: Explain why these books are in this list in detail.

I will use the following colors to show my progress with the books:

• Blue means that I have read the book.
• Red means that I am in progress.
• Black means that I have not started yet but I am willing to.

I will also use the following emojis to describe who the books are intended for:

• Computer means that the book is focused to developers.

• Nerd means that the book is focused to mathematicians/theoretics.
  • I will use both emojis when a background in mathematics and computer science is totally usefull to really enjoy the books.

• Couple means that the books are introductorial books and therefore do not need huge background,

Mathematical Background

• A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra [2008] - Victor Shoup
• Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications [2021] - Thomas W. Judson (This book is updated yearly)

Cryptography

Pure Cryptography

• Handbook of Applied Cryptography [2001] - Menezes
• Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners - Christof Paar and Jan Pelzl. Video lectures are available here.
• An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography [2010] - Many Authors
• Cryptography Made Simple [2015] - Nigel Smart
• A Course in Cryptography [2019] - Heiko Knospe
• A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography [2020] - Dan Boneh and Victor Shoup (This book will be updated, it is in version 0.5)
• Real-World Cryptography [2021] - David Wong

Applications

• Self-Sovereign Identity: Decentralized digital identity and verifiable credentials [2001] - Alex Preukschat and Drummond Reed
• Cryptography Algorithms: A guide to algorithms in blockchain, quantum cryptography, zero-knowledge protocols, and homomorphic encryption [2022] -
  Massimo Bertaccini

Elliptic Curve Cryptography

• Elliptic Curves: Number Theory and Cryptography [2008] - Lawrence Washington
• Pairings for Beginners [2012] - Craig Costello

Zero-Knowledge Proofs

• Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs of Knowledge to Practice [2012] - Stephan Krenn
• Proofs, Arguments, and Zero-Knowledge [2022] - Justin Thaler (This book is not in final form)

Blockchain

• Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction [2016] - Many Authors
• Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain [2018] - Andreas M. Antonopoulos (second version of the book). The have created a Coursera course here.
• Mastering Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts and Dapps [2018] - Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Gavin Wood (they are working in the second version).
• Mastering Monero
• Zero to Monero v2

Computer Science

• Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach [2009] - Sanjeev Arora and Boaz Barak
• Introduction to the Theory of Computation [2012] - Michael Sipser (Third edition)

Probability

• A First Course in Probability [2013] -Sheldon Ross (Ninth edition)
• Probability Cheat Sheet [2022] - Geoffroy Couteau

Recreational

• The Humble Programmer [1972] - Edsger Dijkstra
• The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet [1997] - David Kahn
• The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography [2000] - Simon Singh

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