Also, I think you might like this thread

hi michah541,

I fully read and enjoyed your book. I did a brief write up of my thoughts here #328661 a while back which may be helpful (apologies if it's a bit abrasive.)

From memory, I think my main criticism is that the games you outline for Bitcoin failure modes only think one step ahead.

There's little focus on counter measures, of which there are a vast array, to the challenges outlined in your textbook.

Focusing on the nodes as stakeholders in consensus here and elsewhere is of great interest, which I feel was largely unfocused on. This is an oversight.

Nodes are the beating heart of Bitcoin.

I look forward to 2.0 !

Hmm, looking at the table of contents, it looks pretty comprehensive. The perspective seems very much organized around game theoretic security though, like the analysis of various kinds of attacks and weaknesses.

You could perhaps dive more into the game theory of adoption. What incentives people of different kinds to adopt bitcoin? Are there multiplicity of equilibria? How can we move from one equilibrium to another? What can incentive sustainable development of bitcoin-related apps, like wallets and other software, going into the future? That kind of stuff.

In any case, I wasn't aware of this book before. I think I should study it in detail. Sadly, I'm a bit time poor, but I'll definitely be picking this up.

What's missing from the first book? Has anything changed in your mind since releasing it?