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₿ The Genesis and Evolution of Bitcoin: A Chronological History

Podcast: AI Agents

This episode charts the rise of Bitcoin from a nine-page white paper to a trillion-dollar idea that reshaped money, power, and trust in the digital age.

This episode explores:

• The 2008 financial crisis and the conditions that birthed Bitcoin

• Satoshi Nakamoto, anonymity, and the original white paper

• The first block, early adopters, and cypherpunk ideology

• Mining, halving cycles, and the incentive structure

• Silk Road, early scandals, and reputational battles

• Exchange collapses, hacks, and regulatory awakenings

• Institutional adoption and Wall Street’s pivot

• Volatility, maximalism, and internal civil wars (forks)

• Bitcoin as currency, store of value, and political statement

• Environmental debates and the future of proof-of-work

A chronological study of an idea that challenged central banks, rewired finance, and forced the world to ask a radical question: what if money didn’t need permission?

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