In this blog post, Andrej Karpathy takes us on a tour of Bitcoin in Python. He explains how blockchain extends open source software development to open source + state, and how Bitcoin represents value. The blog post covers generating a crypto identity using Elliptic Curve Cryptography, generating a digital signature, broadcasting a Bitcoin transaction in Python with zero dependencies, and more. The tutorial is a great resource for anyone who wants to understand Bitcoin in depth and is curious to implement it from scratch. The post includes code snippets, data structures, and other technical details that make it an engaging read for developers.
