#476: The Story Of The People And Projects That Inspired Bitcoin with Aaron van Wirdum

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast · Jan 26, 2024 · 1h 27m

Marty sits down with Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his new book The Genesis Book.

Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW

The Genesis Book: http://thegenesisbook.com/

0:00 - Intro

6:32 - Storytime with Marty

13:00 - Genesis book

16:15 - Where does Bitcoin’s history begin?

19:43 - Cypherpunk history

27:50 - Who are the OGs?

31:05 - Precursor projects and culture

35:53 - Hashcash, BitGold, B-Money

43:11 - Demand for privacy tech

52:18 - Whitepaper and genesis block

1:00:06 - Cypherpunks today

1:03:52 - Timing and Chaum

1:09:51 - Free banking, extropians, AI

1:20:01 - Pitching the book…