Early Days of Bitcoin & Future Outlook with Dr. Adam Back - Blockstream Talk #1

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01:20 Evolutionary History of Bitcoin and early attempts at creating electronic cash 

11:38 What could have been Satoshi's thought process when designing Bitcoin 

16:40 Bitcoin is not a prototype, it simply has a narrow pocket of design space 

20:20 Bitcoin is not old technology, it is one of the most active open source projects in existence  

22:22 Adam's early days in Bitcoin 

31:44 What were the biggest threats for Bitcoin in the early days? What are potential threats going forward? 

38:42 Proper ways to decentralize financial instruments using Bitcoin: Blockstream Mining Note 

43:31 What is Bitcoin's value proposition? Bitcoin appeals to different people for different reasons 

49:36 What are the most exciting things to look forward in the Bitcoin space?  

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