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Bernard
July 30, 2013
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Bitcoin, a currency revolution
A brief introduction of bitcoin delivered at SGS Toastmaster club.
www.leebin.me
Bernard
July 30, 2013
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Bitcoin, a currency revolution www.leebin.me April 25, 2013 wechat
$2 million for a couple of pizzas
10,000 bitcoins for pizza May 22, 2010
10,000 bitcoins X 230 $ = 2.3 million $ April
9, 2013
Yum!
What the hell is bitcoin?
Bitcoin is decentralized
Bitcoin is not Linden dollars, nor Q coins Linden $
Q coin Bitcoin
European Central Bank The Fed Central bank for bitcoin? You.
Euro € U.S. dollar $ Bitcoin
Hard limit: 21 million bitcoins
Bitcoin brain wallet, an example Passphrase: There's nothing left in
my right brain and nothing right in my left brain. Private key :5KMAwbMSsceMPhr5eue4dMRvhd7CtkjmBHjxwqjxW6vi7ySNyb3 Address(Public key): 1AEyVBSDF6bnLvHwT19adioZPutDnpRXM4
Bitcoin: peer to peer payment
Bitcoin and the Sichuan earthquake
The Future
Bitcoin, a currency revolution www.leebin.me April 25, 2013 wechat