10.3 Peter Todd was trying to invent Bitcoin, but he didn’t quite make it! || Peter Todd episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 14, 2021 · 2 MIN

10.3 Peter Todd was trying to invent Bitcoin, but he didn’t quite make it! || Peter Todd

from Join the Wasabikas - a Bitcoin Privacy Podcast · host Wasabi Wallet

Peter Todd got primed to understand Bitcoin based on his fathers education as an economist, he quickly figured out that fiat money is simply a fraud. Peter tried to invent Bitcoin in highschool, but he was on a wrong track to use proof of work to mint coins, and puttling not enough emphasis on reaching consensus on verifying the transactions and coins. What was missing was a data structure that can be validated within itself.

Peter Todd got primed to understand Bitcoin based on his fathers education as an economist, he quickly figured out that fiat money is simply a fraud. Peter tried to invent Bitcoin in highschool, but he was on a wrong track to use proof of work to mint coins, and puttling not enough emphasis on reaching consensus on verifying the transactions and coins. What was missing was a data structure that can be validated within itself.

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