'This book is a remarkable, well-needed narrative for the living oxygen behind distributed ledger technology: crypto-economics. With a fine balance between system/mechanism design and auction/contract theory, it serves as a fundamental textbook for any a senior undergraduate course or a graduate one in the computer science/engineering and economic disciplines.' Andreas Veneris, University of Toronto

'This is probably the first book that bridges the gap between blockchain and incentive mechanism technologies in that the economic tools including the contract theory and game theory can be utilized to study and regulate crypto-economy.' Yan Zhang, University of Oslo

'Blockchain has become the new paradigm for trust management and data security, which has impacted many fields of applications. Yet its theoretical foundation and rigorous analysis are still far lagging. Although there are many books on the topic, they either only highlight its diverse applications with high-level ideas or emphasize the technicality and procedures while losing insights. This book provides a novel comprehensive framework for blockchain from the perspective of the crypto-economy by balancing the mathematical rigor without losing insights. It would be a great read for both academic researchers and practitioners.' Yuguang 'Michael' Fang, City University of Hong Kong