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Bitcoin, explained

Bitcoin is the world’s first truly decentralized payment network, and advocates say it could revolutionize the financial industry.

— Timothy B. Lee

What is Bitcoin?
Can you explain bitcoin in a 2-minute video?
What’s the case for optimism about bitcoin?
What will people be able to do with Bitcoin that they can’t do with conventional financial systems?
Who is in charge of Bitcoin?
How does the Bitcoin network process transactions?
Why does the Bitcoin network use such a crazy scheme to process transactions?
What incentive do people have to help process Bitcoin transactions?
How do people get bitcoins?
People have made a lot of money investing in bitcoins. Should I buy some?
Is volatility going to be a fatal problem for Bitcoin?
Isn’t Bitcoin just a currency for criminals?
What’s up with Bitcoin competitors such as Litecoin and Dogecoin?
Isn’t Bitcoin’s fixed money supply going to create deflationary problems?
Is using Bitcoin a good way to fight inflation?
Does Bitcoin have a security problem?
What is the future of Bitcoin?
What is Bitcoin?What is Bitcoin?
Can you explain bitcoin in a 2-minute video?Can you explain bitcoin in a 2-minute video?
What’s the case for optimism about bitcoin?What’s the case for optimism about bitcoin?
What will people be able to do with Bitcoin that they can’t do with conventional financial systems?What will people be able to do with Bitcoin that they can’t do with conventional financial systems?
Who is in charge of Bitcoin?Who is in charge of Bitcoin?
How does the Bitcoin network process transactions?How does the Bitcoin network process transactions?
Why does the Bitcoin network use such a crazy scheme to process transactions?Why does the Bitcoin network use such a crazy scheme to process transactions?
What incentive do people have to help process Bitcoin transactions?What incentive do people have to help process Bitcoin transactions?
How do people get bitcoins?How do people get bitcoins?
People have made a lot of money investing in bitcoins. Should I buy some?People have made a lot of money investing in bitcoins. Should I buy some?
Is volatility going to be a fatal problem for Bitcoin?Is volatility going to be a fatal problem for Bitcoin?
Isn’t Bitcoin just a currency for criminals?Isn’t Bitcoin just a currency for criminals?
What’s up with Bitcoin competitors such as Litecoin and Dogecoin?What’s up with Bitcoin competitors such as Litecoin and Dogecoin?
Isn’t Bitcoin’s fixed money supply going to create deflationary problems?Isn’t Bitcoin’s fixed money supply going to create deflationary problems?
Is using Bitcoin a good way to fight inflation?Is using Bitcoin a good way to fight inflation?
Does Bitcoin have a security problem?Does Bitcoin have a security problem?
What is the future of Bitcoin?What is the future of Bitcoin?