1
Name the problem
Modern money and payments depend on institutions that can change rules, expand supply, or block access.
Block 04 · 10 min
Why Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is easier to understand as a response to problems: inflation, censorship, counterparty risk, and centralized control.
Lesson path
Short, guided, and hard to get lost in.
2
Match the design
Bitcoin responds with fixed supply, peer-to-peer settlement, self-custody, and user verification.
3
Accept the tradeoff
More control creates more responsibility: keys, backups, privacy, and careful use.
Which design responds to inflation?
A central authority can create more money and dilute savers. Which Bitcoin property responds most directly?
Responsibility check
Which Bitcoin property seems most important, and what responsibility comes with it?
Run this with a group.
Give groups problem cards and solution cards. They must find the matching pair and defend it out loud.
Open Host modeContinue the path.
Keep momentum. The app should always make the next step obvious.
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