Archives June 2015

This is part 3 of my series of blog posts on the topic cryptocurrencies. The first, introductory part can be found here. The second part on mining can be found here.

Recap – Bitcoin = direct electronic transactions without intermediary

To recap, I explained the main idea behind the Bitcoin protocol, which allows electronic peer-to-peer transactions without an intermediary. In brief, the process works as follows:

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This is part II of my series of blog posts on the topic cryptocurrencies. The first, introductory part can be found here.

Recap – Bitcoin = direct electronic transactions without intermediary

To recap, I explained the main idea behind the Bitcoin protocol, which allows electronic peer-to-peer transactions without an intermediary. In brief, the process works as follows:

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In preparation for my upcoming presentation at the American Translators Association’s 56th conference in Miami with the title “Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies – Illegal Money or a New Global Payment Option?,” I am going to write a series of blog posts on the topic. To anticipate the answer to the question in the title of the presentation: Bitcoin is both, or neither, depending on how you look at it.

Now, that’s not a very satisfying answer, so let’s start at the beginning:

What IS Bitcoin?

Actually, let’s go back even further: What is the IDEA behind Bitcoin?

The idea behind the Bitcoin protocol is to facilitate virtual transactions without a trusted intermediary.

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