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diff --git a/talks/2011-11-23-bitcoin.html b/talks/2011-11-23-bitcoin.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1c08b2b --- /dev/null +++ b/talks/2011-11-23-bitcoin.html @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +{% meta %} + title: Bitcoin + lecturer: Jeffrey Paul ([@sneakatdatavibe](https://twitter.com/sneakatdatavibe)) + slides: + + location: Hörsaal der Informatik + time: 18:00 Uhr + + parent_tmpl: _talks.html +{% endmeta %} + + +{% mark abstract %} +Jeffrey Paul is going to give an introduction into Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a +digital Peer-to-Peer currency with no central authority which enables instant +payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Jeffrey Paul will describe how +Bitcoin makes use of modern cryptography and how the decentralized algorithm +behind Bitcoin works. Apart from that he will discuss some of the consequences +the new currency could have on the society and the current economy. + +Jeffrey Paul is a American hacker and entrepreneur currently based in Berlin. +Founder of datavibe.net (1999) and EEQJ (2009), he writes, presents, and +consults on a wide range of topics including civil liberties and practical +applications of networking, cryptography, and security systems. +{% endmark %} + + +{% mark links %} +* [Bitcoin](http://bitcoin.org/) +* [Satoshi Nakamoto](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto) +* [Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System](http://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) +{% endmark %} |