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160. Why Everybody Who Doesn’t Hate Bitcoin Loves It

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Bitcoin: The Solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem

Andreessen: Bitcoin is the solution to a fundamental problem in computer science that's been around for decades. The problem Bitcoin solved, says Andreessen, was known as the Byzantine Generals problem. One of the huge problems of the internet over 20 years is who do you trust?

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