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
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