Intro to Bitcoin by Reddit Director of Product

By this point you've probably heard of Bitcoin and may know someone who owns some, but even though you nod your head when it comes internally you were wondering ... what exactly is a Bitcoin? Bitcoin is the world's first finite digital resource. It's a currency that no single person or organization can control - kind of like a digital gold. Unless you have a background in cryptography or economics or both, phrases like cold storage, hard fork, and segregated witness can all seem pretty cryp...