<ul>
<li><a href="https://gavwood.com/paper.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Etherium Yellow paper, Wood</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bitcoin Whitepaper, Nakamoto</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mastering Bitcoin, Antonopoulos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3004026" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Fallacy of Selfish Mining in Bitcoin: A Mathematical Critique, Wright</a></li>
<li><a href="https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.857/2015/files/BMCNKF15-IEEESP-bitcoin.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Research Perspectives and Challenges for Bitcoin
and Cryptocurrencies, Bonneau et al</a></li>
</ul>

<p>etc.</p>

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RedGrittyBrick
<p>Does any documentations with mathematical description of Bitcoin exist? Some documentations like YellowPaper in Ethereum?</p>

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The Ethereum Yellowpaper isn't even considered documentation. Its a specification for Ethereum.
rny
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there is an original whitepaper, yes
markasoftware
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Get the "Mastering Bitcoin" book by Antonopoulos. It covers the encryption math and includes the original whitepaper.
Brannon
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Does any documentations with mathematical description of Bitcoin exist?
ethereum_noob
# Does any documentations with mathematical description of Bitcoin exist?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-03)

Does any documentations with mathematical description of Bitcoin exist? Some documentations like YellowPaper in Ethereum?

**Tags:** blockchain, documentation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The Ethereum Yellowpaper isn't even considered documentation. Its a specification for Ethereum.  
> **username_2**: there is an original whitepaper, yes  
> **username_3**: Get the "Mastering Bitcoin" book by Antonopoulos. It covers the encryption math and includes the original whitepaper.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2018-11-14. Score: 1

* [Etherium Yellow paper, Wood](https://gavwood.com/paper.pdf)
* [Bitcoin Whitepaper, Nakamoto](https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf)
* [Mastering Bitcoin, Antonopoulos](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook)
* [The Fallacy of Selfish Mining in Bitcoin: A Mathematical Critique, Wright](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3004026)
* [Research Perspectives and Challenges for Bitcoin
  and Cryptocurrencies, Bonneau et al](https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.857/2015/files/BMCNKF15-IEEESP-bitcoin.pdf)

etc.


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