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The best explanation of blockchain has to be (unsurprisingly) 3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3N

The best explanation of blockchain has to be (unsurprisingly) 3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4 Would highly recommend watching this video for anyone who hasn't already.

viewtransform 9y ago
I second this. This was the explanation where I finally understood the big picture of ledgers, blockchain & proof of work
andreasklinger 9y ago
My favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8 It explains from ground up without getting complicated - it basically demystifies the whole thing completely i give this to everyone - even to non technical people
- sdfin 9y ago
  Thank you! I enjoyed the video and was able to understand better the basics of cryptocurrencies by watching it.
- dvt 9y ago
  I've seen this before and it's so awesome. Best block chain explanation I've ever come across (much better than 3blue1brown imo).
- exolab 9y ago
  Where is part 2? :)
- clydethefrog 9y ago
  What a great video. Explaining the database model of blockchain without all the scripture.
dEnigma 9y ago
I was about to write the same thing. The 3b1b video is my gold standard for blockchain explanations. I also have high hopes for his ongoing neural network series[0], but haven't yet found time to watch the first two videos. [0]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDNU6R1_67000Dx_ZCJB-3pi https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDNU6R1_6700...
sundvor 9y ago
Thanks, will watch! I'm interested in learning Blockchain dev myself, and listened to this a couple of days ago on my commute. Found it very good: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/10/12/blockchain-building-with-daniel-van-flymen/ https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/10/12/blockchain-b...
dnautics 9y ago
I came here to post the same link! I'm always amazed at the number of programmers who pooh pooh blockchains as a fad (they probably are a bit oversold at the moment) but when they realize what they are and how they work, go hmm.
- unwttng 9y ago
  Absolutely agree with this. It's a shame that for the moment such a revolutionary technology is getting so tied up with _super_ shady stuff. For every 10 awful Ponzi ICOs there's a real gem of someone using new tech to really try and push boundaries.
  - dnautics 9y ago
    I wouldn't worry about it. This phenomenon is true, maybe to a lower degree of mania, for technologies past (trains, exploration, gold rushes, every tech bubble) and present (crispr, biologics)
unwttng 9y ago
Me too!
gtrubetskoy 9y ago
There's also the oldie but goodie James D'Angelo Bitcoin 101 videos, the blockchain one is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUwXCt1qkBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUwXCt1qkBU The elliptic curve one is fascinating, where he has it implemented in like 30 lines of Python and no outside dependencies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB3HcPgm_FI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB3HcPgm_FI Edit: EC is a 2-part, second part is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2bw_N6kQL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2bw_N6kQL8

viewtransform 9y ago

I second this. This was the explanation where I finally understood the big picture of ledgers, blockchain & proof of work

andreasklinger 9y ago

My favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8 It explains from ground up without getting complicated - it basically demystifies the whole thing completely i give this to everyone - even to non technical people

sdfin 9y ago
Thank you! I enjoyed the video and was able to understand better the basics of cryptocurrencies by watching it.
dvt 9y ago
I've seen this before and it's so awesome. Best block chain explanation I've ever come across (much better than 3blue1brown imo).
exolab 9y ago
Where is part 2? :)
clydethefrog 9y ago
What a great video. Explaining the database model of blockchain without all the scripture.

dEnigma 9y ago

I was about to write the same thing. The 3b1b video is my gold standard for blockchain explanations. I also have high hopes for his ongoing neural network series[0], but haven't yet found time to watch the first two videos. [0]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDNU6R1_67000Dx_ZCJB-3pi https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDNU6R1_6700...

sundvor 9y ago

Thanks, will watch! I'm interested in learning Blockchain dev myself, and listened to this a couple of days ago on my commute. Found it very good: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/10/12/blockchain-building-with-daniel-van-flymen/ https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/10/12/blockchain-b...

dnautics 9y ago

I came here to post the same link! I'm always amazed at the number of programmers who pooh pooh blockchains as a fad (they probably are a bit oversold at the moment) but when they realize what they are and how they work, go hmm.

unwttng 9y ago
Absolutely agree with this. It's a shame that for the moment such a revolutionary technology is getting so tied up with _super_ shady stuff. For every 10 awful Ponzi ICOs there's a real gem of someone using new tech to really try and push boundaries.
- dnautics 9y ago
  I wouldn't worry about it. This phenomenon is true, maybe to a lower degree of mania, for technologies past (trains, exploration, gold rushes, every tech bubble) and present (crispr, biologics)

unwttng 9y ago

Me too!

gtrubetskoy 9y ago

There's also the oldie but goodie James D'Angelo Bitcoin 101 videos, the blockchain one is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUwXCt1qkBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUwXCt1qkBU The elliptic curve one is fascinating, where he has it implemented in like 30 lines of Python and no outside dependencies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB3HcPgm_FI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB3HcPgm_FI Edit: EC is a 2-part, second part is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2bw_N6kQL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2bw_N6kQL8