bitcoin for noobs

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A short presentation about bitcoin, how it works and why it's here.

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for noobs

http://bit.ly/bitcoinfornoobs/

@mikegreenbergSouth Florida Hack and Tell

July 9th, 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

for noobs

http://bit.ly/bitcoinfornoobs/

@mikegreenbergSouth Florida Hack and Tell

July 9th, 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anijdam/2585351373

Monday, July 18, 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeco/2246667886

Monday, July 18, 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/copleys/1842040675

(Not really slaves.)

Monday, July 18, 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/1751631879

Monday, July 18, 2011

Limited Supply Fiat Currency

Abundant Need

Monday, July 18, 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/truthout/4603014252

Monday, July 18, 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

The World’s First Decentralized Digital Currency

Monday, July 18, 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojonny/2268845904

Huh!?

The World’s First Decentralized Digital Currency

Monday, July 18, 2011

That’s right!

Decentralized

Monday, July 18, 2011

No Centralized Authority Needed

http://www.flickr.com/photos/afagen/2390552902

Monday, July 18, 2011

How could that

possibly work?!

Monday, July 18, 2011

How could that

possibly work?!(you crazy hippie...)

Monday, July 18, 2011

Bitcoin Transactions & You

a short story

Monday, July 18, 2011

Your Bitcoin Wallet

PUB PRIV

Bitcoin Ledger

Monday, July 18, 2011

Your (Actual) Bitcoin Wallet

Monday, July 18, 2011

Your (Abstract) Bitcoin Wallet

PUB PRIV

Bitcoin Ledger

Monday, July 18, 2011

A Typical Transaction

2 btc

2 btc

12UE2zDKob8aRBwW6tL7jpqmwu97ejNB3w

Monday, July 18, 2011

A Typical (Signed) Transaction

2 btc

2 btc

12UE2zDKob8aRBwW6tL7jpqmwu97ejNB3w

PRIV

Monday, July 18, 2011

A Typical (Unverified, yet Signed) Transaction

R U ok?

a bitcoin P2P node

Bitcoin Ledger

Monday, July 18, 2011

Checking the Signature and Ledger Balances

PUB

R U ok?

Monday, July 18, 2011

A Typical (Verified) Transaction

OK! = 1 confirmation

Monday, July 18, 2011

P2P Consensus1 confirmation

Monday, July 18, 2011

P2P Consensus6 confirmations

Monday, July 18, 2011

P2P Consensus12 confirmations

Monday, July 18, 2011

P2P Consensus25 confirmations

Monday, July 18, 2011

P2P Consensus52 confirmations

Monday, July 18, 2011

Decentralized

Centralized Authority

vs

Decentralized Authority

Monday, July 18, 2011

One Large Block Chain

the digital ledger

Monday, July 18, 2011

Gathering New Transactions

new transactions

verified “block”

cryptographic characteristics

f(x)

Monday, July 18, 2011

A Chain of Trust

... }Block Chain

New Block

Monday, July 18, 2011

Validating a New Block

...

x

Monday, July 18, 2011

Bitcoin Mining(yes. like gold, only there’s still something to find.)

Monday, July 18, 2011

Logarithmic Bitcoin Seeding over TimeMonday, July 18, 2011

Show and Tell

Monday, July 18, 2011

Questions?

@mikegreenberg

Bitcoin Donations: 12UE2zDKob8aRBwW6tL7jpqmwu97ejNB3w

Monday, July 18, 2011

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