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An Open Letter to News Media, Journalists, and Podcasters : There’s more to the Blockchain story!

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By now I’m used to sighing and bracing myself when popular media covers blockchain technology news. No matter what the actual story is, someone will squeeze in a contemptuous sneer or dismissal: Bitcoin uses more energy than Argentina! Crypto is killing the planet!

But I dare say I hoped for better from my favorite podcast “about the internet”. There’s a treasure-trove of great stories about blockchain to tell - if you’re willing to look past the blooper reel! Blockchain is not just digital money. Nor is it just strange NFT fads. More to the point: it’s NOT a foregone conclusion that it must be an energy hog!

The consensus/security mechanism used by Bitcoin & Ethereum is called proof-of-work, and indeed,…

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Introduction to Ethereum and Cardano

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An anonymous group of developers debuted the Bitcoin network in 2009. They used cryptography, proof of work, and decentralized computer networks. The principles that…

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