Buzzwords
Bitcoin — bitcoin.org — is a digital currency that uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority; managing transactions and the issuing of bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network
There will be 21 million coins by 2140.
Headlines
The Bitcoin Dream Is Dead – @MRKR
Bitcoin gobbles up clean energy
The rising costs of explaining bitcoin – EFF
bitcoin-is-really-bad-for-the-environment
Bitcoin Mining Guzzles Energy—And Its Carbon Footprint Just Keeps Growing – @ericholthaus
Elsewhere on the Web
coingeek.com
Recommended Listening
Buying Beer with Bitcoins, Google I/O Smorgasboard
From the digital divide to inclusive innovation: the case of digital money – We bring together an expert panel to discuss the growing use of digital money and how the technology is helping to democratise financial services worldwide.
Bitcoin: from the beginning – How did the Bitcoin virtual money system get started? Dr Karl takes a bite out of history.
Videos
Vitalik Buterin On Creating One Of The World’s Largest Cryptocurrencies
Michael Saylor/Microstrategy
Microstrategy – @michael_saylor
Michael Saylor, the CEO Who Turned a Software Company Into a Bitcoin Company
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Satoshi Nakamoto
SHA-2
Planeta.com