Cracking Cryptocurrency
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In this technical episode of Bank Chats, Drew and Jeff get a crash course in cryptocurrency from Saint Francis University's, John Valkovci. What is cryptocurrency? How is Bitcoin 'mined'? What are the security risks of crypto? John reveals the answers to these questions and more in this information-packed episode!
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Music by Rattlesnake, Millo, and Andrey Kalitkin
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Chapters
1. Fast Fact (00:00:00)
2. Intro (00:00:28)
3. Meet John Valkovci (00:01:36)
4. The Purpose of Cryptocurrency (00:06:52)
5. Satoshi Nakamoto (00:09:07)
6. The IRS and Crypto (00:10:41)
7. Breaking Down Blockchain (00:11:22)
8. Why is Cryptocurrency Valuable? (00:17:59)
9. Halving (00:21:31)
10. Crypto Choices (00:23:44)
11. Same Concept Different Names? (00:25:59)
12. Exchanging One for Another (00:29:30)
13. Not Your Conventional Wallet (00:31:02)
14. Security Risks (00:34:13)
15. Buying a Car With Cryptocurrency? (00:40:23)
16. Crypto ATMs (00:42:03)
17. ETF (00:43:37)
18. The Future of Cryptocurrency (00:47:22)
19. Stable Coins (00:49:42)
20. Government-Created Digital Currency (00:52:08)
21. Stocks vs. Cryptocurrency (00:54:31)
22. FTX (00:59:57)
23. Wrap Up (01:02:43)
24. Disclaimer (01:03:28)
25. Final Thoughts (01:04:29)
26. Credits (01:04:58)
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