What is bitcoin? How do cryptocurrencies work? What is the blockchain? Preethi Kasireddy, a blockchain engineer, gives us a gentle introduction to the world of digital currencies. She walks us through how it all works, what developers should care about, and how she transitioned from a career in finance to being a blockchain engineer. Show Links Square (sponsor) Flatiron School (sponsor) Red Hat (sponsor) Actualize (sponsor) Codeland 2019 Codeland Conf Coinbase Hack Reactor Ethereum docs How does Ehterium work anyway? (Preethi's blog post) Ethereum white paper Solidity Satoshi Nakamoto (author of Bitcoin paper) Satoshi Nakamoto's paper on Bitcoin Ethereum Bitcoin