Bitcoin Q&A: The rules of Bitcoin (part 1)

This is the first part of the answer to the question: "What are the rules within Bitcoin?" What makes a transaction "correct" or "incorrect"? What distinguishes the rules for transactions in Bitcoin from the rules for transactions done through traditional financial institutions?

Part 2: https://youtu.be/vtIp0GP4w1E

This is part of a talk which took place on July 7th 2017 at a Bloktex event hosted by the Wisma BeeOn Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: https://antonopoulos.com/event/the-fu...

Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/HaJ1hvon0E0

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