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Sep 2018
53m 26s

SLP19 - The Bitcoin Ecosystem, with Vort...

STEPHAN LIVERA
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Vortex (Jeffrey), a software developer and well known bitcoin YouTuber joins me in this episode to talk about the Bitcoin ecosystem. This interview is targeted for newbies to bitcoin, to help them understand the key components of the Bitcoin ecosystem. We also discuss: the Cryptocast network, the role of nodes in Bitcoin, Bitcoin development, his course Prog ... Show More
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