Yan Pritzker is the co-founder and CTO of Swan Bitcoin. He spent the last 20 years as a software developer and entrepreneur focusing on tech startups. Yan's most recent company, Reverb, was acquired by Etsy in 2019. He's the author of the book "Inventing Bitcoin," and an investor in Bitcoin and technology companies.
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IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 Growing up in Soviet Union
4:24 Early computer experience
5:12 First hearing about Bitcoin in 2011
8:07 Bitcoin 2024 promo
8:40 Coinkite Cold Card Wallet promo
9:08 CrowdHealth promo
9:48 Writing "Inventing Bitcoin"
14:06 What is Bitcoin mining?
17:23 What is the Bitcoin ledger?
18:39 What is Proof of Work?
23:03 Understanding Bitcoin mining
27:24 What is the difficulty adjustment?
29:21 Can Bitcoin be hacked?
32:41 Orange Pill App promo
33:18 Bitcoin Evangelism book promo
34:07 How Bitcoin solves money
40:12 Bitcoin's competitors
44:20 What is a 51% attack?
49:15 Risks of centralization
54:21 Bitcoin privacy issues and solutions
58:53 Satoshi Nakamoto mystery
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