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...

Bitcoin: the start, the present, the future Adam Back: Bitcoin People EP 54

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