Understand money before you understand Bitcoin

Where does your money really come from?

Three ideas, and you won't look at your money the same way.

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01 · Value

Why does everything cost more, every year?

The same baguette over the years, with an ever taller stack of euros needed to buy it.
The same baguette. Always more euros to buy it, year after year.

It's not that prices go up. It's that your money melts.

02 · Control

Who decides how much money is in circulation?

On one side, a hand on a tap letting money flow. On the other, a coded monetary rule known in advance.
On one side, a hand on the tap. On the other, a rule known to everyone.

On one side, someone's in control. On the other, no one. Just code.

03 · The network

What if someone decided to shut the network down?

On one side, a central headquarters secured with a padlock. On the other, a web of houses linked together, with no HQ.
On one side, a central headquarters. On the other, a distributed network.

A system has a headquarters you can shut down. Bitcoin has none.

The course

Want the full mechanics?

From money creation to how Bitcoin works, piece by piece.

3 modules · 19 chapters · 2h10

The course

Three modules, piece by piece

See exactly what's inside before you start.

Module 01

How money works

Understand where the money you use really comes from.

35 min to read · 6 chapters

Module 02

When the system breaks down

What makes a currency endure, and what makes it fail.

35 min to read · 5 chapters

Module 03

The Bitcoin break

What Bitcoin changes.

1h to read · 8 chapters

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