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Oct 21, 2021 24 tweets 6 min read Read on X
I've now made about 1,000 infographics/visuals to explain #Bitcoin over the last few years.

Based on feedback, here are the ones that are most effective for teaching others.

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What we consider 'money' evolves over time. Image
All global reserve currencies have a shelf life. Image
Money that has no cost to produce, will be produced ad infinitum. Image
You’re more productive than ever but earn no more than before. Image
Comparing bitcoin and fiat. Image
Bitcoin is difficult to comprehend at first because it spans so many disciplines. Image
Breaking down the nomenclature. Image
Bitcoin represents the invention of digital scarcity. Image
Bitcoin is the sum of many pieces. Image
The White Paper lays out how the pieces fit together and what role they serve. Image
Bitcoin’s finite supply gives us a constant denominator for measuring and comparing prices over time. Image
Bitcoin is the most salable money we've ever had. Image
Bitcoin has now achieved a level of global distribution making it impossible to shut down.

It’s dominance continues to grow as the native money (and network) of the digital age. Image
We can now see that fiat was the anomaly all along. Image
Software is now eating money and monetary goods. Image
Abundant money leads to asset scarcity.
Scarce money leads to asset abundance. Image
Innovation repeatedly teaches us the lesson:
upgrade or get left in the past. Image
And money IS technology. Image
Bitcoin is superior money partly because it’s a superior system for auditing the supply. Image
But also because it provides a superior method for permissionlessly transacting value in the digital age. Image
All disruptive innovations (e.g. steam engine, microprocessor, 3D printing) face opposition from incumbents and luddites.

But their voices are drowned out by the outsized benefits to humanity. Image
Ultimately, it takes little talent to come up with 100 reasons why #bitcoin will fail.

But it takes genuine curiosity to independently and systematically debunk these reasons, one by one, from first principles.

This is how a bitcoiner is forged. Image
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Satoshi Nakamoto cites eight references in the Bitcoin white paper that influenced the Bitcoin protocol's design.

This thread explores each one and its significance. Image
For context, the Bitcoin protocol combines several existing tools, technologies, and procedures in a novel way. Image
1/ ‘b-money’ by Wei Dai is the very first reference listed:

“efficient cooperation requires a medium of exchange (money) and a way to enforce contracts. I describe a protocol by which these services can be provided.”

Dai would also be one of the first people Nakamoto contacted regarding the proposal of Bitcoin.Image
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Book coming mid-2025.

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Calculus. Steel. Bitcoin. Image
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As #Bitcoin adoption continues its relentless march, so too does the onslaught of misconceptions, red herrings, and illogical arguments. The result of ignorance, malice, or fear.

A thread of the most common regurgitated fallacies: Image
"Bitcoin is a radical break from the past. Understanding the way traditional money works doesn’t help you understand bitcoin.

If anything, it hinders it.

The people who understand bitcoin the least are monetary economists. They cannot wrap their heads around it."

—Andreas M. AntonopoulosImage
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If you're new to bitcoin, take 5 minutes to work through this thread.

You'll get a basic foundational understanding of key terms and how the system functions.

And, if you're teaching others, steal these slides. Image
Let's start by differentiating between 3 distinct components (although interdependent) which are often confused.

The digital money, the network, and the blockchain. Image
Time to go deeper on the monetary unit. Image
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I've made 1,000+ infographics to explain #Bitcoin over the last 5 years.

Based on feedback, here are the ones most effective for teaching others.

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What we consider ‘money’ is often singular at any given point in time.

But the things we've used as money have always evolved. As technology advances, the incentives of holding one form vs. another change. Image
All global reserve currencies map to the most powerful empire at the respective time. Image
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Contrasting bitcoin and the dollar in 8 images.

1. Terminal supply or terminally-ill? Image
2. Ruled by decree vs. ruled by energy Image
3. Increased granularity unlocks functionality. Image
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