Understanding Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency: A Comprehensive Overview

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Delve into the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency with this comprehensive guide by Ethan Herdrich, an Experiential Learning Specialist. Learn about Bitcoin as a token and protocol, the concept of blockchain, mining, origins in the deep web, anonymity, other cryptocurrencies, and the volatile nature of the market. Explore the intricacies of this digital financial realm and gain insights into its functioning and implications.


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  1. Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency By Ethan Herdrich Experiential Learning Specialist

  2. What is Bitcoin? Well it is two things.

  3. Bitcoin the Token The digital currency itself a snippet of code that represents ownership of a digital concept

  4. Bitcoin the Protocol a distributed network that maintains a ledger of balances of bitcoin-the-token. Otherwise known as the Block Chain

  5. The Block Chain A publicly accessible Ledger Ordered chronologically in blocks Unchangeable Verified by a decentralized network of miners

  6. Block Chain

  7. Mining Verifying Transactions By solving computational puzzles Miners compete to win Bitcoin similar to a lottery Awarded transaction fees as well as new bitcoin High overhead with power consumption Uses high end GPUs Has lead to a Graphics Card Shortage Mining Infographic

  8. Origins and the Deep Web created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto Silk Road launches in 2011, uses bitcoin as it s currency, as bitcoin can be pseudo- anonymous

  9. I thought it was anonymous? No personal info is required to use bitcoin Transactions are verified by the network, making it hard to trace However the block chain is a permanent and public ledger The easiest way to buy and sell requires bank account info

  10. Other Cryptocurrencies Lite Coin Bitcoin Cash Ethereum Atari Token Zcash Dash

  11. Volatility

  12. Buying and Selling Requires a Bitcoin Wallet Many wallets are tied to an Exchange Coinbase is the leading Exchange Buy and Sell based on the current exchange value

  13. Paying with Bitcoin Overstock.com Expedia eGifter Newegg Dish Network Intuit, a paywithbitcoin service for small businesses Microsoft Reeds Jewelers Green Man Gaming Accepts Bitcoins As Payment? List of Companies | 99Bitcoins

  14. Thank You Want a copy of this presentation? Visit www.skokielibrary.info/handouts where this presentation will be available for four weeks.

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