The Sound Of Crypto

What is Bitcoin and How Does it Work?

It's hard to deny that Bitcoin is changing the way we use money, and our concept of how currency should work. So what is Bitcoin exactly? 

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Credits: 

Photo of different currencies: 
http://simplecurrencyconverter.blogsp...

Decentralized/Centralized Illustration: 
Mashable composite. iStockphoto, betamax; nicoolay; johnwoodcock; retroimages; aristotoo; 4x6; Patrick Damiano

Blockchain: 
Courtesy of Silicon Angle; Blockchain.info

Miner 1:
http://bitell.sinaapp.com/show.php?ti...

Miner 2:
http://bitcoinexaminer.org/20-insane-...

Miner 3:
http://www.openmobilefree.net/?p=1308 

Bitcoin Stock Video:
iStock, Movie Elements

Bitcoin Stock Photo:
http://www.coindesk.com/information/w...

Bitcoin Creation Rate Chart:
Wikipedia

Bitcoin ATM: 
ABC 10 News
http://www.10news.com/news/worlds-fir...

Bitcoin Value Graph: 
Blockchain.info

"Andreas Antonopoulos, Bitcoin Foudation, Fouder RootEleven LLC, Author

Digital Dollars- a Bitcoin machine in operation

Tiny ATM Takes Your Money and Gives You Bitcoin:

"Bitcoin Explained

Bitcoin Explained from Duncan Elms on Vimeo.

A short video looking at 'Bitcoin', a decentralized digital currency.

Directed, Designed and Animated by Duncan Elms - duncanelms.com

Written and Voiced by Marc Fennell - marcfennell.com

This is a personal project done between other jobs. Therefore some of the stats are not up to date. For more info please seeen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

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