Segregated Witness: Advancing Trustless Transactions on the Ethereum Classic Blockchain

Chapters Brief Overview:

1: SegWit: Explores how Segregated Witness enhances block capacity and transaction integrity.

2: Bitcoin scalability problem: Examines limitations in Bitcoin's throughput and its network consequences.

3: Ethereum Classic: Highlights Ethereum Classic’s core values and resistance to protocol manipulation.

4: Doublespending: Investigates how blockchain counters the risk of spending digital currency twice.

5: Blockchain: Offers a conceptual and functional view of blockchain within Ethereum Classic’s framework.

6: Trusted timestamping: Shows how timestamping ensures data immutability in decentralized environments.

7: Transaction malleability problem: Analyzes how tampering with transactions affects blockchain reliability.

8: Lightning Network: Presents the solution for fast, offchain transactions and scalability in blockchain.

9: Bitcoin: Chronicles the origin and development of Bitcoin as a precursor to Ethereum Classic.

10: Bitcoin protocol: Breaks down the rules behind Bitcoin’s blockchain and its influence on Ethereum Classic.

11: Fork (blockchain): Describes how and why blockchains split, with emphasis on Ethereum Classic’s genesis.

12: Bitcoin Cash: Looks into the fork that prioritized scalability and how it relates to Ethereum Classic.

13: Blockstream: Discusses Blockstream’s role in Bitcoin evolution and infrastructure innovation.

14: OpenTimestamps: Details timestamping technology that fortifies blockchain records' credibility.

15: Bitcoin Unlimited: Covers alternative scaling approaches and their contrast to Ethereum Classic’s path.

16: Litecoin: Highlights Litecoin’s differences and insights relevant to Ethereum Classic enthusiasts.

17: Nervos Network: Introduces Nervos’ layered architecture as a complementary blockchain vision.

18: Ethereum: Offers a comparative view of Ethereum’s evolution versus Ethereum Classic’s ideology.

19: Dash (cryptocurrency): Reviews Dash’s governance and privacy features in relation to ETC principles.

20: Hedera (distributed ledger): Showcases a different consensus model and what ETC can draw from it.

21: Proof of work: Explains how this consensus mechanism secures Ethereum Classic’s blockchain.

Whether you are a policymaker, student, or blockchain enthusiast, this book contextualizes Segregated Witness in the broader blockchain and Ethereum Classic ecosystem. Understanding these intersections of technology and political science equips you to better navigate the digital economy and influence its evolution.