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November 20, 2023 • 70 mins

Dr Adam Back, crypto pioneer and CEO of Blockstream, as he delves into Bitcoin's origin, present and future, cryptography, and tech innovations shaping the digital currency world.


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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:53 Early Cypherpunks & Privacy

08:43 Creation of Hashcash

09:42 Cypherpunks Politically Driven?

12:48 Path to Bitcoin: DigiCash, HashCash, B-Money & Bitgold

21:33 Satoshi Nakamoto Emails & Network Launch

22:56 Initial Reception to Bitcoin

25:17 4 Years Before Serious Review of Bitcoin

26:09 Hal Finney’s Contribution & First Transaction

27:46 Adam’s Reaction To Bitcoin

29:22 Bitcoin a Discovery or Invention?

30:52 2013 Bitcoin Momentum

33:45 Limits of Physical Gold

38:06 Impact of Bitcoin

44:07 Comparing Bitcoin to Oil Discovery

47:38 Are ETF’s Positive or Negative for Bitcoin?

54:59 Is Privacy Lost to KYC?

57:56 Blockstream & entrepreneurism

01:03:48 Does Financial Stability Affect Innovation Drive?

01:07:35 Adam Encourages Learning About Bitcoin

01:09:36 Previously on Bitcoin People


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We talk about the 'Bitcoin Community' but who in fact are these anonymous 200 million wallet owners across the planet? Are we actually a community with common values and ideals? Or are we a disparate group of people all here for our own selfish ends? What hopes and dreams do we each have pinned on it, if any? And how realistic are those dreams?


I set out to learn about the Bitcoin people I've met on Twitter and elsewhere, to put faces to names and learn about how everyday folk are thinking about and using Bitcoin.


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