Keeping up with all aspects of all technological advances is impossible in 2018. We just need to know enough to put things to work for us, safely and effectively.

Today we dive in – a little way – to the blockchain technology which underpins cryptocurrencies, and the way they can be used to transfer value seamlessly from one person to another, without a trusted third party.

We take a small but necessary peek at encryption too.

Understanding how blockchains work and how they will affect the way we do things is challenging, and here’s a great video we’ve found helpful:

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