TIS Weekly (#87): Blockchain 101: What Is It All About?
[February 5th, 2017]
This week we’ve moved on from Gadgets to Blockchain. There hardly is a bigger contrast; from a light, fun subject to a serious and slightly difficult one. In the coming weeks we’ll hope to get you up to speed on Blockchain, Bitcoin and everything else it entails. So buckle up and let’s start with some of the basics.
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Blockchain and Bitcoin basics
Blockchain Expert Lykle de Vries on this video:
“In 2014, Patrick Loonstra, Sebas van den Brink, Rutger Zuidam and myself felt that something big was happening with Bitcoin, but we were disappointed not to find a suitably attractive video that explained the future potential of Blockchain technology. So we created one ourselves. In this video you get a quick first glance at possible use cases for Blockchain technology.”
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Piece of cake!
This law firm decided to explain the Blockchain by means of cake transactions. So if the previous video wasn’t clearing things up for you, maybe this delicious approach might..?
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Lykle de Vries
Lykle de Vries (1970) has been a Dutch Digital front runner for a while. He picked up on Bitcoin in 2011 and co-created a wildly popular Blockchain Explanimation (see above). He has honored The Innovation Station with his views on the Blockchain in Not All Blockchain Is Bitcoin.
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Sharing in 60 seconds
Just in case you missed our Sharing Economy Special last week, here’s a 60-second summary.
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Interested in more Blockchain newsletters?
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- Expert Selection: Lykle de Vries — Not All Blockchain Is Bitcoin
- Expert Selection: Amin Rafiee — Decentralized Blockchain
- A Step Up From Blockchain Basics
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- Blockchain Applications
- TIS Picks — 5 Top Videos On Blockchain
- Blockchain In The Music Industry
