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Money Girl

Understanding Bitcoin–It’s History, Halving, and Controversy

Money Girl

Macmillan Holdings, LLC

Investing, How To, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Laura explains Bitcoin's history, an upcoming event known as a halving, and why the cryptocurrency is controversial.

Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

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0:00.0

Whether you're a Bitcoin enthusiast, believe it's a scam or aren't sure what to think about

0:11.0

cryptocurrency, I think it's wise to learn more about it.

0:14.0

The idea of cryptocurrency has existed for about 40 years, but it became a reality in 2009

0:21.0

when the first Bitcoin was created. This podcast will review

0:25.2

Bitcoin's history, an upcoming event known as the Having, which may have already

0:30.4

occurred by the time you hear this show and why the cryptocurrency is

0:34.2

controversial. Hey friends, thanks for joining me this week. I'm Laura Adams

0:38.8

an author, spokesperson and money speaker who's been hosting the money girl

0:43.2

podcast since 2008 with over 42 million downloads. I'm also the founder of

0:48.9

the money stack a weekly newsletter and community helping you build your bank account on your terms.

0:54.6

It includes each week's podcast, a whole lot of money tips, tools, financial news, things I enjoy, invitations to live educational events and video replays, so I would

1:07.2

love for you to sign up for free at LauraD Adams.com.

1:11.3

And by the way, when you sign up, you automatically get a free gift. It's my money

1:15.0

success toolkit which includes a financial planning workbook and my

1:19.8

personal financial statement calculator to assess your financial

1:23.4

situation, set goals, and track your wealth. And by the way, if you have a money

1:28.1

question or comment, you can always leave them using our voicemail line which is 302

1:34.0

3640 308 and you can email me using my contact page

1:40.0

at Laura D Adams.com I look forward to hearing from you.

1:44.0

All right, so let's talk about the history of Bitcoin.

1:47.0

Well, let me start with giving you some highlights in Bitcoin's history.

1:51.0

It goes all the way back to 1983 when David Chomme, an American

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