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The Genesis Book

The Story of the People and Projects That Inspired Bitcoin

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The Genesis Book

By: Aaron van Wirdum
Narrated by: Christian Neale
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Bitcoin did not appear out of nowhere. For decades prior to Satoshi Nakamoto’s invention, a diverse group of computer scientists, privacy activists, and heterodox economists tried to create a digital form of money that could operate independently of government control. The Genesis Book tells the story of the people and projects that inspired the invention of the world’s first successful peer-to-peer electronic cash system.

©2024 Aaron van Wirdum (P)2024 Aaron van Wirdum E-Commerce Economic History Economics Programming & Software Development Cryptocurrency Money Technology
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Great facts and stories on the history of cryptography and blockchain. Essential to your Bitcoin learning journey

Good history

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Intertwines Austrian economics with incredible early cypherpunk history in a very compelling fashion. Understanding the aims/motivations of those who contributed to Bitcoin’s development will push your orange-pill conviction even higher.

Hopefully Bitcoin can be the base sound money layer for a more free, peaceful, and prosperous century.. I’m ready for Galt’s gulch!

Awesome Bitcoin cypherpunk history

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Throughly enjoyed this book. Goes way back to the beginning of how the concepts ideas and events that led to bitcoins inception. I loved it!

Wonderful History of Bitcoin and the players who made it happen!

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This book does a very good job of covering the ideas, the technologies, the circumstances, and the people that lead and contributed to the creation of Bitcoin.

An excellent primer on Bitcoin history

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Highly recommend this audio book , the narrator did an excellent job and clear reading of the book , the author did an excellent job on researching in order to come up with his book , really recommend it to those who want to understand where bitcoin comes from .

Brilliant!

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