I entered the term 'bitcoin' into Youtube and started watching videos. This was more fruitful. General impression: lots of young, fast-talking Silicon Valley types proselytizing on the subject; many references to sinister aspects that make me wonder if it's a sound place to put any money. I'll come back to the videos on my next post.
First, here's a short, simple introduction to the concept.
The Essence of How Bitcoin Works (Non-Technical) (5:24) • 'A brief intro to the main ideas behind How Bitcoin Works, including how money is transferred, who keeps track of it, and how the whole thing is secured.'
A longer version, more technical version by the same video maker can be found at How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood, currently with 659.583 views and 1.274 comments.
For an introduction to the history and some of the social aspects, see Everything You Need to Know About Bitcoin : VICE Podcast 027; 'Reihan Salam sits down with Jerry Brito, one of the leading experts on Bitcoin.'
To hear from some of the main insiders, see The Bitcoin Phenomenon. Near the end we learn,
Starring in order of appearance:- Gavin Andresen, Peter Vessenes, Bennett Hoffman, Angela Keaton, Jeremy Liew, Fred Ehrsam, Erik Voorhees, Trace Mayer; Shot on location at Bitcoin 2013 in San Jose.
After these clips, almost anything featuring Andreas Antonopoulos is worth viewing (except when he's speaking in front of people who are eating -- 'crunch, crunch, slurp, crunch').
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