Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five

In this episode featuring Nik Custodio, you’ll learn:

How Bitcoin works at a fundamental level, ideal for beginners to cryptocurrency
Examples of previous ways of exchanging value before Bitcoin was invented, and the disadvantages of them compared to Bitcoin
Why it was difficult to exchange digital scarcity prior to the invention of Bitcoin
How Bitcoin enables trustless exchange

The Fifth Protocol

In this episode featuring AngelList and CoinList Co-Founder Naval Ravikant, you’ll learn:

Why machines could be a major catalyst for Bitcoin protocol adoption
Why it has taken so long to create the internet’s first protocol for exchanging value, and why it’s here to stay
Why Bitcoin has an advantage as an exchange of value protocol versus incumbents
Why dozens of app coins could proliferate on networks that must allocate resources (storage, cache, and more)
What some of the future real-world applications of blockchain-related protocols could be

In this episode featuring Andressen Horowitz General Partner Chris Dixon, you’ll learn:

How crypto tokens can aid in reversing the trend of internet centralization
Why tokens benefit their users, developers, investors, and entire open source initiatives
Why centralized networks won out versus open networks in Web 2.0, and why crypto tokens may shift the tide back to open networks in the future
How Ethereum is pouring gasoline on this fire with the ERC20 token, inspiring a new wave of token networks