{"id":40,"date":"2022-05-08T23:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/bitcoin\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2022-11-06T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T05:02:00","slug":"what-is-bitcoin-anyway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"01. What is Bitcoin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Bitcoin is&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoin.org\/bitcoin.pdf\">A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System<\/a> (the creator of Bitcoin, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satoshi_Nakamoto\">Satoshi Nakamoto<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>the first blockchain<\/li>\n<li>a timestamp<\/li>\n<li>digital gold<\/li>\n<li>a cryptocurrency<\/li>\n<li>a protocol (similar to TCP\/IP)<\/li>\n<li>a new financial infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>The Internet of Money (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aantonop\">Andreas M. Antonopoulos<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>the native currency of the internet (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\">Jack Dorsey<\/a>, Block CEO)<\/li>\n<li>a monetary network that is open, global, inclusive to all, and only requires an internet connection (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackmallers\">Jack Mallers<\/a>, Strike CEO)<\/li>\n<li>digital property (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\">Michael Saylor<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/swlh\/bitcoin-is-a-multi-faceted-revolution-d4f123d8335b\">A Multi-Faceted Revolution<\/a> (Sylvain Saurel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breedlove22.medium.com\/bitcoin-is-hope-bedce21b3648\">Hope<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breedlove22\">Robert Breedlove<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO)<\/li>\n<li>money that is separated from the State (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gladstein\">Alex Gladstein<\/a>, Human Rights Foundation)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">humanity\u2019s greatest invention (<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBooth\">Jeff Booth<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>digital scarcity (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dergigi\">Gigi<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>a tool for \u2018Peaceful Revolution\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmysong\">Jimmy Song<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>refugee money, decolonial money, peace money (Alex Gladstein)<\/li>\n<li>an apolitical money<\/li>\n<li>freedom money<\/li>\n<li>layered money (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timevalueofbtc\">Nik Bhatia<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Our understanding of Bitcoin is evolving.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h4>What is Bitcoin?<\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upfolio.com\/ultimate-bitcoin-guide\">Bitcoin Explained: Discover how Bitcoin works and why it\u2019s so popular.<\/a> <em>upfolio.com.<\/em> (Website)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Guardian. (June, 2014). <em>Bitcoin explained and made simple.<\/em> [3:24]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bitcoin explained and made simple\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s4g1XFU8Gto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>99Bitcoins. (April, 2018).\u00a0 <em>What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin Explained Simply for Dummies<\/em>. [12:48]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Bitcoin?  Bitcoin Explained Simply for Dummies\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/41JCpzvnn_0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aantonop. (September, 2016). <em>Introduction to Bitcoin: what is bitcoin and why does it matter?<\/em> [37:16]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to Bitcoin: what is bitcoin and why does it matter?\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1si5ZWLgy0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>history of digital cash and bitcoin<\/h4>\n<p><strong>ColdFusion. (March, 2021). <em>Where did Bitcoin come from? \u2013 The True Story<\/em>. [23:24]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where Did Bitcoin Come From? \u2013 The True Story\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W15A7Lf0_fI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>ColdFusion. (April, 2021). <em>Satoshi Nakamoto and the Civil-War Within Bitcoin.<\/em> [25:41]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Satoshi Nakamoto and the Civil-War Within Bitcoin\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYn6EQDqTkU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin is&#8230; A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto) the first blockchain a timestamp digital gold a cryptocurrency a protocol (similar to TCP\/IP) a new financial &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;01. 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