In this pack we’ll run you through the history and technology behind five of the most popular cryptocurrencies: bitcoin, ethereum, ripple, bitcoin cash, and EOS.
We’ll get the ball rolling with bitcoin, the OG cryptoasset – launched in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto (spoiler: that’s a pseudonym).
I’ve heard about bitcoin, but what is it? Without bitcoin (BTC), the cryptoasset market would simply not exist. Although there were precursors to bitcoin, such as b-money and bit gold, it was the invention of blockchain technology – the decentralized digital ledger underpinning it – that changed the game. Hence, bitcoin is considered the original crypto, and laid the foundations on which a majority of cryptocurrencies now operate.
Why is it so popular? The timing of its launch
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