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Bitcoin. ฿. Bitcoin Wallet. Bitcoin Wallet - receive. Advertising for Bitcoins . Bitcoin Wallet - send. History of Money. Barter. Goods *BECOME* Money. Acceptable Durable Portable Scarce Divisible Recognizable. Peacefully and voluntarily, markets choose money.
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Goods *BECOME* Money • Acceptable • Durable • Portable • Scarce • Divisible • Recognizable Peacefully and voluntarily, markets choose money.
Gold Storage -> Paper Receipts England, 17th Century
1:1 -> 1:2 -> 1:10 1694 – The Bank of England
Fraud Limited by Bank Runs This was a *good* thing. Bad banks failed. Responsible banks increased their market share. Nevertheless, the government decided to “protect” us . . . .
1:1 -> 1:2 -> 1:10 1913 – US Federal Reserve
1:1 -> 1:2 -> 1:10 1971 – Executive Order 11615
Who Will be the Aristocrats? Producers vs Central Bank Cronies Bad Money -> Bad Culture
Ancient Rome 27AD – Augustus – Denarius 95% Silver 45 coins / pound Gold 117AD – Trajan – Denarius 85% Silver 180AD – Marcus Aurelius – Danarius 75% Silver 200AD – Septimius – Denarius 60% Silver 210AD – Caracalla – Denarius 50% Silver50 coins / pound Gold 230AD – 72 coins / pound Gold 268 AD – Denarius 0.5% Silver 300AD – Diocletian – Argenteus Silver Coin60 coins / pound Gold 330AD – Constantine – 72 coins / pound Gold Same idea, different technology.
Peer to Peer Each wallet keeps a record of ALL Bitcoin transactions. Yes, all of them.
Peer to Peer Why is that important?
Send Money Anywhere • For FREE • Instantly • Anonymously*
Goods Money • Acceptable • Durable • Portable • Scarce • Divisible • Recognizable
Kreuzberg, Berlin http://bitcoinsinberlin.com
Bitcoin Store From Feb 27, 2013 (uses BITPAY)
History of Bitcoin • October 2008 – Bitcoin design paper – Satoshi Nakamoto • January 2009 – Bitcoin v0.1 announced • May 2010 – Pizza purchased for 10,000 BTC • July 2010 – MtGox established
Where to get Bitcoins (Or just get paid in Bitcoins)
Crypto Currency What does this mean?
Public Transaction Transactions aren’t actually encoded, in fact, they’re public.