--- title: Cryptocurrency, the Jews, and the Fundamental Question of Trust date: 2021-10-21 featureImage: images/blog/bitcoin.png author: Cincinnatus authorThumb: /images/author/cincinnatus.jpg --- ## How Bitcoin addressed a problem that has haunted human affairs for 2.5 million years How does the decentralized Bitcoin system work? https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/cryptocurrency-jews-question-benjamin-samuels How Bitcoin solved the trust issue that has plagued societies for millenia. Some precursors to the Diffie-Hellman key exchange are discussed and explained.