Bitcoin – the short version

Chris Swan@cpswan

The big hype – was last year

Currency – it’s just numbers

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New bitcoins made by mining

The mining arms race

At scale

Glory days are gone already

All that work goes into the blockchain

Truth by consensus

With thanks to Michael Neilsen:

‘How the Bitcoin protocol actually works’

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The Bitcoin wallet is just anapp for the blockchain