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What is Bitcoin? - A guide for beginners

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July 20, 2013
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What is Bitcoin? - A guide for beginners

A basic guide about the benefits of Bitcoin, aimed at the total beginner.

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Jonathan Waller

July 20, 2013
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Transcript

  1. None

  2. Bitcoin lets you send money over the Internet

  3. Bitcoin is like email [email protected] [email protected] The Internet

  4. Bitcoin is like email [email protected] [email protected] The Internet 16UwLL9Risc3QfPqBUvKofHmBQ7wMtjvM 31uEbMgunupShBVTewXjtqbBv5MndwfXhb

  5. None
  6. None

  7. Multibit - Desktop Electrum - Desktop Blockchain.info - Browser “Bitcoin

    Wallet” - Android Bitcoin-Qt - Desktop (Full client) Armory - Desktop Thunderbird Gmail

  8. Bitcoin is another currency

  9. Bitcoin is another currency

  10. None

  11. How to get bitcoins? Exchanges Person to person

  12. Why is Bitcoin better?

  13. Truly international Online shopping

  14. Much cheaper than wire transfer -$0.0001 $-30.00

  15. Much cheaper than wire transfer -$0.0001 $-30.00 (How can you

    send 5 dollars overseas?)

  16. Difficult to block

  17. Protect your money from inflation

  18. None

  19. Hold your own money

  20. It’s money with an API!

  21. Sending money over Twitter Sending money over Reddit

  22. Demo and questions

  23. jonwaller.net @jonwaller facebook.com/jonwaller0 Contact Jonathan Waller