A blast from the past and still relevant today. In February 2011, when bitcoin was only about $1, Steve Gibson explained the relatively new creation of a cryptocurrency named bitcoin. If you want to understand bitcoin/cryptocurrency/blockchain, this is an excellent place to start.
"BitCoin CryptoCurrency" - Security Now episode #287 published February 9, 2011.
Show episode page:
https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/287
Show notes:
http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/Security_Now_287