#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast · Marty Bent
January 26, 20241h 27m
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Show Notes
<p>Marty sits down with Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his new book The Genesis Book.</p>
<p>Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW</p>
<p>The Genesis Book: http://thegenesisbook.com/</p>
<p>0:00 - Intro<br />
6:32 - Storytime with Marty<br />
13:00 - Genesis book<br />
16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin?<br />
19:43 - Cypherpunk history<br />
27:50 - Who are the OGs?<br />
31:05 - Precursor projects and culture<br />
35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money<br />
43:11 - Demand for privacy tech<br />
52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block<br />
1:00:06 - Cypherpunks today<br />
1:03:52 - Timing and Chaum<br />
1:09:51 - Free banking, extropians, AI<br />
1:20:01 - Pitching the book</p>
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