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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Bitcoin and Blockchain...What Is It?

Hi All,

You might have heard about bitcoin recently - or not.  Check out these links to learn a bit more about bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency!

Wikipedia's Bitcoin entry

Wikipedia's Blockchain entry 

Yahoo! Finance - Okay, Seriously: What the Heck is Bitcoin, And Why Do So Many People Prefer it to Dollars and Cents?

Entrepreneur - What the Heck is a Bitcoin Anyway?

CNN Money: Bitcoin at $11,000: What the Heck is Going On?  (and now it's even more!)

FreeCodeCamp: Explain Bitcoin Like I'm Five

YouTube -  What the Heck is Bitcoin?!

Business Insider: How to Buy and Sell Bitcoin 

Investopedia: What is Bitcoin's Intrinsic Value? 

ResearchGate: Origin, Classification and Utility of Bitcoin

Readers can also do a Google search for the term(s) 'bitcoin', 'blockchain' and/or 'cryptocurrency' and you'll find dozens and dozens of results.  Choose wisely - and look for recent articles, articles that aren't biased or where the author has an agenda...reader beware!


And of course, the library has books on bitcoin and blockchain.  Click on the prior links to see which books are available at the Farmingdale Public Library shelves.

Enjoy the links and the information.

Regards,