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The Meaning of Bitcoin
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This weird paper by some Japanese guy seemed to solve it in a really smart way, by combining cryptographic hashing resistance to pre-images, economic incentives, and without relying on any trusted central authority. After pressing ENTER on my keyboard, a long string of alphanumeric characters appeared on my terminal, and nerd chills ran through my whole body. I sometimes read from people in developed countries, offended by bitcoin’s carbon emissions or by the huge amount of scams in the crypto space.
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