Objective

Understand what is the blockchain technology, why cryptocurrencies are interesting assets and how to invest in them to generate good yield.

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Resources

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Crypto dictionary

Largely inspired by Uphold's cryptionary

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Why is the blockchain an interesting technology?

Understand the hype.

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Definition

The blockchain is a public ledger that records transactions; it is a linear, chronological list of transaction records called blocks. The blocks are linked together and secured against tampering using cryptography.