Preface

In this book, you will be introduced to Bitcoin and Blockchain, and how to take part in the Bitcoin ecosystem. You will learn about Bitcoin and its features, Blockchain, and how both can work together. You'll also learn how to use Pi Bitcoin tools to program Bitcoin with Python. You will learn about interacting with Blockchain APIs programmatically with Python, and about Bitcoin mining and how to get started with it. We will also explore Bitcoin trading bots. This book also deals with exploring and analyzing the tremendous amount of data being generated in the Bitcoin ecosystem; how to get, clean, manipulate, and visualize Bitcoin price data; and how to analyze a Bitcoin dice game's data using Python's data analysis tools.