But how does bitcoin actually work?
July 7, 2017
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Here are a few other resources I'd recommend:
Original Bitcoin paper
Block explorer
Blog post by Michael Nielsen
(This is particularly good for understanding the details of what transactions look like, which is something this video did not cover)
Video by CuriousInventor
Video by Anders Brownworth
Ethereum white paper
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