the tech paper is here: <a href="http://www.bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf">http://www.bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf</a><div><br></div><div>essentially it's a distributed transaction log that prevents double-spending. <a href="http://bitcoinweekly.com/articles/bitcoin-is-worse-is-better">http://bitcoinweekly.com/articles/bitcoin-is-worse-is-better</a> provides some context.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Interesting tidbits from other places: if you'd bought $100 USD worth of bitcoins 8 months ago, you could sell them for $14100 USD now.</div><div><br></div><div>The computing power of Bitcoin Mining has reached about half the total computing of all the top 500 Supercomputing projects in the world COMBINED, and within a few weeks will surpass it.</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bitcoinminer.com/post/5872990977/hashing-difficulty-434877">http://www.bitcoinminer.com/post/5872990977/hashing-difficulty-434877</a></div><div><br></div><div>(if that last paragraph doesn't make you stop and think, you have no pulse)</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'll post a blogpost with some more thoughts soon, join my bitcoin facebook group to stay updated: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_132548986823555">https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_132548986823555</a> </div>
<div><br></div><div>- enki</div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 3:03 AM, Koen Martens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gmc@sonologic.nl">gmc@sonologic.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 11:27:25AM +0200, Mel wrote:<br>
> Sounds great to me as well. Bitcoin is still a little obscure and a lonely<br>
> activity as it is and anything that could make it easier to understand<br>
> (through people who *actually get it* explaining the concept) and less of a<br>
> solitary thing (by meeting others) is worth doing.<br>
<br>
</div>Hmm, i've been trying to 'get it' for a bit now, but haven't found anyone<br>
who can explain to me how it works. I mostly have heard about how how<br>
it will change everything, the economical aspects etc.. But not a lot about<br>
the cryptographic background. If anyone could point me somewhere where I<br>
can foud what it really is about, would be much appreciated.<br>
<br>
Gr,<br>
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Koen<br>
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> 2011/5/28 Paul Bohm <<a href="mailto:bohmps@gmail.com">bohmps@gmail.com</a>><br>
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> > Just saw this:<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="http://www.bitcoinmoney.com/post/5894406565/cincinatti-hive13-bitcoin-local-exchange" target="_blank">http://www.bitcoinmoney.com/post/5894406565/cincinatti-hive13-bitcoin-local-exchange</a><br>
> ><br>
> > A hackerspace in Cincinatti, Hive13, has started what hopefully is a trend.<br>
> > During the Tuesday meetings the hackerspace also becomes a Bitcoin local<br>
</div>> > exchange <<a href="http://www.hive13.org/?tag=bitcoin" target="_blank">http://www.hive13.org/?tag=bitcoin</a>>. [...] Hopefully more will<br>
<div class="im">> > follow Hive13’s lead.<br>
> ><br>
> > Sounds like a great idea to me. What do you guys think?<br>
> ><br>
> > - <a href="mailto:enki@hackerspaces.org">enki@hackerspaces.org</a><br>
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