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Welcome to the Crypto College blog!

Welcome to Crypto College!

Welcome to the Crypto College blog! Over the next number of weeks, I’m going to be helping to de-mystify Cryptocurrencies and the role they might play in the future.


We in the public are hearing more and more about Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum every day, whether that’s in the news through well-known companies such as Tesla and Microsoft starting to embrace them, or large price fluctuations that are having an impact on investors and financial markets. 

 

At a basic level this has left lots of us confused.  Therefore, this blog rather than being targeted at investors or finance professionals is addressed towards everyday people and will try to answer the following;


1. What are Cryptocurrencies and how do they operate? What is their history?

2. How big a role are Cryptocurrencies likely to play in our future lives?

3. If not Cryptocurrencies, what other digital currencies might play a role?

 

I’ll also be discussing breaking Cryptocurrency news and developments on Twitter, so be sure to follow @CryptoCollege2 !



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