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Introduction to Crypto and Blockchains

Let's get you started from the beginning: Why was Bitcoin invented in the first place and what problems do blockchain aim to solve?

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Lesson 1

Why was crypto invented?
A wild story of government bailouts, inflations, and bankers who didn't get punished.
3 min
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Lesson 2

What the heck is a blockchain & how does it work?
Everyone uses the word, yet nobody really understands it. Take this lesson to change that.
4 min
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Lesson 3

No banks, no governments, no owners – Learn how blockchains still manage to make fraud almost impossible
Learn about trust in a system without owners - through a little story of a lying uncle and a fake family tree.
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Lesson 4

What is the difference between blockchains and cryptocurrencies?
Blockchain, crypto, all the same? Not quite... Let us explain so it finally makes sense.
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