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Bitcoin Explained: The Digital Bearer Asset & The Double-Spend Problem

February 24, 2026
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What did Satoshi really invent? A digital bearer asset — digital money you can send peer-to-peer without trusting a third party. This clip explains the double-spend problem with a simple analogy (a pen vs a digital photo) and why Bitcoin created true digital scarcity. From The Bitcoin Collective podcast. #bitcoin #satoshi #digitalgold #blockchain