Basics_01: Intro to Bitcoin

Bitcoin Basics Series Episode 1. This chat is an introduction to a multipart series (out roughly once a month) where the fundamentals of Bitcoin are explored in laid back, conversational, round table type style. Josh & Dan will be joined throughout this series by Seb Bunney and DazBea of Looking Glass Education.

FULL BITCOIN BASICS SERIES HERE

WE COVER:

• Daz, Seb, Josh, Dan backstories
• The significance of the Bitcoin protocol
• How & why Bitcoin realigns broken incentives in the world
• What is money and why Bitcoin may be the best form our species has ever had

WANT MORE? HERE ARE FURTHER RESOURCES REGARDING THIS TOPIC:

• Daz’s pick —  The Bullish Case for Bitcoin (Vijay Boyapati)
• Seb’s pick —  The Price of Tomorrow (Jeff Booth)
• Josh’s pick — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)
• Dan’s pick —  “BTC001: Bitcoin Common Misconceptions” Podcast (Preston Pysh & Robert Breedlove) 

ITEMS MENTIONED:

• Looking Glass Education 
• Blue Collar Bitcoin Resources Page (includes ColdCard guides)
• Seb Bunney website/newsletter — The Qi of Self-Sovereignty
• ”The Bullish Case for Bitcoin” by Vijay Boyapati 
• Preston Pysh
• Andreas Antanopolous 
• ”Bitcoin Is The Mycelium of Money” by Branden Quittem 
• Gigi Writing 
• Jason Lowery 
• “The Price of Tomorrow” by Jeff Booth 
• “Sapiens” by Yuval Harari 

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