The document provides an overview of Bitcoin, outlining its characteristics as a decentralized digital currency established in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, and explains how it operates through a public ledger known as the blockchain. It details various uses of Bitcoin including speculation, purchases, donations, and payments, while listing multiple Bitcoin wallets and platforms for buying and selling Bitcoin. Additionally, it mentions alternative cryptocurrencies and resources related to Bitcoin.

1. Caterina
Rindi
Community
Engagement
Swarm
c.rindi@gmail.com
@CaterinaRindi

2. Bitcoin
h4ps://www.weusecoins.com/en/
• Digital
currency
–
doesn’t
exist
physically
• Decentralized
–
not
controlled
or
issued
by
any
bank,
government,
or
company
• Peer-­‐to-­‐peer
–
completely
run
&
supported
by
individuals
on
computers
worldwide

3. Bitcoin
• Invented
in
2009
by
Satoshi
Nakamoto
h4ps://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
• Open-­‐Source
–
code
is
viewable
by
anyone
h4ps://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
• Bitcoin
miners
“create”
new
bitcoins
by
verifying
transacOons
- originally
individuals,
now
pools
• 21
million
bitcoins
total
–
we’re
a
bit
over
14m
so
far

4. The
Blockchain
Public
ledger
of
all
Bitcoin
transacOons
h4ps://blockchain.info/

5. How
to
use
Bitcoin
• Expedia
• Dell
• Overstock
• Rakuten
• Amazon*
• Bitcoin
ATMs
worldwide
• SF
-­‐
Nakamoto’s
• Gy]
cards

6. How
Bitcoin
is
used
• Specula5on
(trading)
• Purchases
&
payments
(Top:
coffee/food,
electronics,
phone
bills,
travel,
poker/beang,
gaming)
• Tipping
(ChangeTip)
• Dona5ons
– BitGive
FoundaOon
-­‐
h4p://bitgivefoundaOon.org
– WikiLeaks
-­‐
h4ps://shop.wikileaks.org/donate
– Khan
Academy
-­‐
h4ps://www.khanacademy.org/donate

7. • Micropayments
via
Twi4er,
Reddit,
Facebook,
Github,
YouTube,
Slack,
Wordpress,
Google+,
Tumblr,
SoundCloud,
more
• Connect
bank
account/credit
card
(US)
• Charity
donaOons
• Follow
me
on
Twi=er
@CaterinaRindi
for
€1

8. Bitcoin
Wallets
Blockchain
• can
send
bitcoin
via
email,
SMS,
Facebook
• has
a
phone
app
(iOS
+
Android)
• “Shared
Coin”
mingles
transacOons
h4ps://blockchain.info/wallet

9. Bitcoin
Wallets
Circle
• can
send/request
bitcoin
via
email
address
• link
US
bank
account
• can
link
credit
cards
(Visa/MC)
• has
a
phone
app
(iOS
+
Android)
h4ps://www.circle.com

10. Bitcoin
Wallets
Coinbase
• link
US/UK/EU
(SEPA)
bank
accounts
• can
link
credit
card
(Visa/MC)
• 1%
fee
on
buy/sell
bank
transfers
• can
send/request
bitcoin
via
email
address
• has
a
phone
app
(iOS
+
Android)
• “Vault”
secure
h4ps://www.coinbase.com/join/crindi

11. Bitcoin
Wallets
Xapo
• can
buy
BTC
with
euros
• wallet
(pooled)
&
“Vault”
secure
• debit
card
(pre-­‐order)
-­‐
€,
£,
$
• has
a
phone
app
(iOS
+
Android)
h4p://xapo.com/r/3RVREG1

12. Two
Factor
AuthenOcaOon

13. Bitcoin
Merchant
accounts
Bitpay
(33
countries)
-­‐
h4ps://bitpay.com
Coinbase
-­‐
h4ps://www.coinbase.com/join/crindi
Armory
(mulO-­‐sig)
h4ps://bitcoinarmory.com
Counterwallet
-­‐
h4ps://counterwallet.io
Pheeva
–
phone
app
only
-­‐
h4p://pheeva.com
Bitcoin
Wallets

14. Buy/Sell
Bitcoin
Purse.io
(via
Amazon)
-­‐
h4ps://purse.io/
Bitcoin
Meetups
–
in-­‐person
buy/sell
ATM:
h4p://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-­‐atm-­‐map
Paris
ATM:
La
Maison
du
Bitcoin,
35
rue
du
Caire,
75002

15. Buy/Sell
Bitcoin
Exchanges
Bitstamp
(US/Europe)
h4ps://www.bitstamp.net
BitVC
(China)
-­‐
h4ps://www.bitvc.com/
BTC-­‐E
(US/EU/Russia)
h4ps://btc-­‐e.com
Cex.io
(US/Europe)
h4ps://cex.io/
Coinbase
(US/UK)
h4ps://exchange.coinbase.com
Kraken
(US/EU/Japan)
h4ps://www.kraken.com
Quadriga
(Canada)
h4ps://www.quadrigacx.com

16. Alt
Coins
• Dogecoin
-­‐
DOGE
• Litecoin
-­‐
LTC
App
Coins
• Counterparty
–
XCP
• Ethereum
-­‐
ETHER
• Maidsafe
–
Safecoin
• Storj
–
SJCX
• Swarm
–
SWARM

17. Bitcoin
Resources
Blockchain
-­‐
h4ps://blockchain.info/
CoinMarketCap
-­‐
h4p://coinmarketcap.com/
WeUseCoins
-­‐
h4ps://www.weusecoins.com/
ZeroBlock
-­‐
h4ps://zeroblock.com/

18. Caterina
Rindi
Community
Engagement
Swarm
c.rindi@gmail.com
@CaterinaRindi