Does all of this sound confusing? No wonder!

At first sight, Satoshi’s paper looks like an indigestible read, enjoyable only for a handful of people who already have a good grasp on distributed systems and cryptography. While this might be true, it does not take away from its importance. We believe that the concepts outlined in the Bitcoin White Paper can be described pleasantly to be easily understandable even for a casual reader and “everyday person.”

Our desire to share the knowledge and understanding of how Bitcoin works motivated us to work on a series of articles where we will look under the hood of these intricate systems. We will ponder about the motivations driving the origin of Bitcoin, unravel its technical properties, and investigate the impacts and disruptions it brings to the world. You can look forward to seeing these posts coming out in the upcoming weeks.

Why does all this matter?

Bitcoin and Trezor share one crucial aspect within their security and philosophical structures. They are both open-source projects — the source code is open to the world, holding no secrets, and giving everyone a chance to participate.

We believe everyone should be able to review these projects; be it a security researcher, an experienced developer, or you, an enthusiast testing the waters on the edge of unexplored innovation. The shared and decentralized ecosystem will thrive only if all parties understand the rules (at least on some level), and we will do our best to pass this essential information to you.