Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five

by Nik Custodio Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five If you still can’t figure out what the heck a bitcoin is… We’re sitting on a park bench. It’s a great day. I have one apple with me. I give it to you. You now have one apple and I have zero.

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Smart Contracts for Dummies

by Nik Custodio Smart Contracts for Dummies If you still don’t get what the heck a Smart Contract is… Ok, you know a bit about Bitcoin (see: Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five [https://medium.com/@nik5ter/explain-bitcoin-like-im-five-73b4257ac833]). You’ve been seeing the blockchain on the news. But what’s this new Ethereum [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/business/dealbook/ethereum-alliance-business-banking-security.html] thing?

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Blockchain and AI are revolutionizing these 10 industries

by Mariya Yao Blockchain and AI are revolutionizing these 10 industries This piece was written & edited in collaboration with TOPBOTS writer Karin Flieswasser [http://www.topbots.com/author/karinflieswasser/]. Organizations are increasingly looking to adopt blockchain technologies for alternative data storage [https://blog.bigchaindb.com/blockchains-for-artificial-intelligence-ec63b0284984] . And with heaps of data distributed across blockchain ledgers, the

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How to join the digital currency industry

by Linda Xie How to join the digital currency industry One of the questions that I get asked most often is how to get a start in the blockchain industry. It’s a fun and exciting space to be in. After spending 3 years with Coinbase [https://www.coinbase.com] here are my recommendations

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Token Network Effects

by Michael Karnjanaprakorn Token Network Effects New business model for a decentralized web Crypto Ecosystem [https://medium.com/birds-view/mapping-the-decentralized-world-of-tomorrow-5bf36b973203?mc_cid=2a1bdd790c&mc_eid=7da9426d1d]> “It might make sense just to get some Bitcoin in case it catches on. If enough people think the same way, that becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.” — Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 Today,

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Blockchain: the revolution we’re not ready for

by Haseeb Qureshi Blockchain: the revolution we’re not ready for Imagine you didn’t need to trust a stranger to make a deal with them. Imagine you didn’t need to trust your bank to deposit your money there. Imagine you didn’t need to trust your government to know it was being

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A hacker stole $31M of Ether — how it happened, and what it means for Ethereum

by Haseeb Qureshi A hacker stole $31M of Ether — how it happened, and what it means for Ethereum Yesterday, a hacker pulled off the second biggest heist in the history of digital currencies. Around 12:00 PST, an unknown attacker exploited a critical flaw in the Parity multi-signature wallet on

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How does blockchain really work? I built an app to show you.

by Sean Han How does blockchain really work? I built an app to show you. According to Wikipedia, a blockchain is: > A distributed database that is used to maintain a continuously growing list of records, called blocks. That sounds nice, but how does it work? To illustrate a blockchain,

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