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#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum
Marty sits down with Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his new book The Genesis Book.
Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW
The Genesis Book: http://thegenesisbook.com/
0:00 - Intro
6:32 - Storytime with Marty
13:00 - Genesis book
16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin?
19:43 - Cypherpunk history
27:50 - Who are the OGs?
31:05 - Precursor projects and culture
35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money
43:11 - Demand for privacy tech
52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block
1:00:06 - Cypherpunks today
1:03:52 - Timing and Chaum
1:09:51 - Free banking, extropians, AI
1:20:01 - Pitching the book
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