How the Bitcoin Protocol Actually Works

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The bitcoin network is the largest distributed computer in existence. It is a solution – suggested in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto – to the problem of distributed consensus that many scientists thought impossible.

This talk will be fast-paced and highly technical, and will explain how Bitcoin actually works. The first three times you think you understand Bitcoin you are probably wrong. After this talk you can bump your wrongness down by one.

KEYWORDS

Bitcoin, Distributed Consensus, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

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