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Bitcoin was started on October 31, 2008. Open-sourced Jan 3, 2009. Creator pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. - Technically not first cryptocurrency, DigiCash came in 1994. + Technically not first cryptocurrency, DigiCash came in 1990. First decentralized virtual currency.
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What is money?

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Stone money was made in Micronesia and Guam, transported to the island of Yap as currency. Value from the story of how hard it was to transport. Ownership transferred by oral history, stones not moved.
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There's a company that actually did this, called DigiCash. they maintained a ledger with cryptographically controlled balances. Consumers weren't concerned enough about security or privacy and they ran out of money.
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How to decentralize?

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You get a ledger! You get a ledger!

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YOU ALL GET A LEDGER!!

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Smart Contracts

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Further reading:

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Credits

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