Proof of Work - An interview with – Aaron van Wirdum
summary
Conversation traces career from a history-and-journalism background into early Bitcoin involvement: buys about €100 during the 2013 run to ~$260, briefly falls for a pyramid scheme, then starts publishing on blogs and by 2015 joins Bitcoin Magazine full time. Argues Bitcoin is like the printing press for money, does archival research into cypherpunk mailing lists (calls 95% noise, 5% “gold”), launches a one-off print magazine and is turning prehistory research into a book.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 1:13Early interest in technology
- 3:21The impact of history on Bitcoin
- 6:12Economic and social dynamics
- 9:02Entering the Bitcoin space
- 13:06Freelancing and community
- 15:56Current projects and future
