[ahussain]

The best explanation of blockchain has to be (unsurprisingly) 3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4

Would highly recommend watching this video for anyone who hasn't already.

[andreasklinger]

My favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8

It explains from ground up without getting complicated - it basically demystifies the whole thing completely

i give this to everyone - even to non technical people

[dvt]

I've seen this before and it's so awesome. Best block chain explanation I've ever come across (much better than 3blue1brown imo).

[sdfin]

Thank you! I enjoyed the video and was able to understand better the basics of cryptocurrencies by watching it.

[clydethefrog]

What a great video. Explaining the database model of blockchain without all the scripture.

[exolab]

Where is part 2? :)

[gtrubetskoy]

There's also the oldie but goodie James D'Angelo Bitcoin 101 videos, the blockchain one is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUwXCt1qkBU

The elliptic curve one is fascinating, where he has it implemented in like 30 lines of Python and no outside dependencies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB3HcPgm_FI

Edit: EC is a 2-part, second part is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2bw_N6kQL8

[viewtransform]

I second this. This was the explanation where I finally understood the big picture of ledgers, blockchain & proof of work

[dEnigma]

I was about to write the same thing. The 3b1b video is my gold standard for blockchain explanations. I also have high hopes for his ongoing neural network series[0], but haven't yet found time to watch the first two videos.

[0]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDNU6R1_6700...

[sundvor]

Thanks, will watch! I'm interested in learning Blockchain dev myself, and listened to this a couple of days ago on my commute. Found it very good:

https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/10/12/blockchain-b...

[dnautics]

I came here to post the same link! I'm always amazed at the number of programmers who pooh pooh blockchains as a fad (they probably are a bit oversold at the moment) but when they realize what they are and how they work, go hmm.

[unwttng]

Absolutely agree with this. It's a shame that for the moment such a revolutionary technology is getting so tied up with _super_ shady stuff. For every 10 awful Ponzi ICOs there's a real gem of someone using new tech to really try and push boundaries.

[dnautics]

I wouldn't worry about it. This phenomenon is true, maybe to a lower degree of mania, for technologies past (trains, exploration, gold rushes, every tech bubble) and present (crispr, biologics)

[unwttng]

Me too!