The Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin

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Part 1: Why We Need Bitcoin with Andreas M. Antonopoulos

Andreas explains why the current monetary system is no longer fit for purpose and why Bitcoin is the answer.

 
 

Part 2: What Is Money with Parker Lewis

Parker answers the question, what is money? We also discuss the history of money and the characteristics of sound money.

 
 

Part 3: Bitcoin's Pre-History and the Cypherpunks with Aaron van Wirdum

Aaron explains the cypherpunk movement and the digital money projects which paved the way for Bitcoin.

 
 

Part 4: What is Bitcoin with Stephan Livera

Stephan explains how Bitcoin works, its key features such as decentralisation and censorship resistance and the reasons why people might want to own it.

 
 

Part 5: The History of Bitcoin with Marty Bent

Marty explains the key events in Bitcoin’s history from the launch of the protocol to the Silk Road and the Scaling Wars.

 
 

Part 6: How Bitcoin Works with Shinobi

In this episode, we are looking at how the Bitcoin protocol works. We discuss the supply & halvings, transactions & UTXOs, consensus rules, mining and nodes.

 
 

Part 7: Bitcoin's Monetary Policy with Dan Held

In this episode, we discuss how the economy works, the 21 million hard cap, the release schedule and block rewards.

 
 

Part 8: How is Bitcoin Legal with Peter Van Valkenburgh & Jerry Brito

In this episode, we discuss the regulations and laws regarding Bitcoin.

 
 

Part 9: Altcoins, A History of Failure with Nic Carter

We discuss the history of altcoins, their inferiority to Bitcoin, and why the failure rate is so high.

 
 

Part 10: Buying, Spending and Earning Bitcoin with Matt Odell

In this episode, we discuss the best way to buy Bitcoin, privacy as well as how to spend and earn Bitcoin.

 
 

Part 11: Bitcoin and the Macroeconomy with Travis Kling

We discuss the great big fiat experiment, monetary and fiscal policy, social unrest and where Bitcoin fits into all of this.

 
 

Part 12: Bitcoin Privacy & OpSec with Jameson Lopp

We discuss Bitcoin privacy, best practices and operational security.

 
 

Part 13: The Lightning Network with Jack Mallers

We discuss the Lightning Network, the scaling debate, fees, settlement and the future of the protocol.

 
 

Part 14: Bitcoin Things You Need to Know with Peter McCormack

We discuss Satoshi and the whitepaper, the 21 million hard cap, block rewards and size, mining, running a node and privacy.

 
 

Part 15: Bitcoin FUD with Nic Carter

We discuss and dispel the myths, untruths and FUD that Bitcoin faces.

 
 

Part 16: The Future of Bitcoin with Jeremy Welch

We discuss into how governments and central banks will react as Bitcoin poses more of a threat and if we will see hyperbitcoinisation.

 
 

Part 17: Fuck You, Bitcoin! with John Carvalho

We discuss into how governments and central banks will react as Bitcoin poses more of a threat and if we will see hyperbitcoinisation.

 

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About The Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin

The Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin is a series of shows designed to teach a beginner everything they need to know about Bitcoin.

If you have any questions about this series of interviews feel free to drop me an email.