February 2019
Intermediate to advanced
450 pages
9h 59m
English
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The rise of cryptocurrency and blockchain
Assuming that you didn't live a secluded life as a hermit on a mountain in 2017, you would have heard all about cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin. You didn't have to look far to hear about the soaring popularity of this topic, its terminology, and its growth in value. At this point, other cryptocurrencies also began to grow, making way for headlines such as Ethereum reaches $1,000! During this craze, people discussed everything about cryptocurrency, from the swinging price to the technology behind it, which is blockchain.
Blockchain was regarded as the technology that would bring the dawn of a new era of justice and prosperity for mankind. It would democratize wealth. It would take the power away ...