THE VIDEO SHELF · bitcoin basics
What is Bitcoin? (v1)
A two-minute animated introduction to Bitcoin from 2011, explaining it as a peer-to-peer digital currency. It was widely shared in Bitcoin's early days as the standard newcomer explainer.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters sent it to newcomers as a short, simple first explanation of Bitcoin.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- WeUseCoins
- Topic
- bitcoin basics
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2011–2017
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
For those who are new to Bitcoin and would like to learn more: The new What Is Bitcoin? video - [VIDEO] Bitcoin FAQ - [LINK] Bitcoin Wiki - [LINK] How Bitcoin Works - [LINK] Installing Bitcoin - [LINK] HowTo Mining Bitcoin: Fedora 14: [LINK] and …
sgornick on Hacker News · 2011-03
In What is Bitcoin? (Video)[VIDEO] I agree that explaining people (be them 7 or 20 years old) what bitcoins are and what the fuss is all about is quite complicated. Usually I just send people that video, but this explanation is pretty interesting (maybe not as effective as the …
munchor on Hacker News · 2013-05
In How to Explain Bitcoin to a 7-Year-Old
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