Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin, Ethereum & the Crypto Crash

Teacher Presentation Notes

The Lehman Brothers collapse sets the context for the October 2008 whitepaper that followed weeks later. Talking points cover the Ethereum Merge on September 15, 2022 and the SHA-256 hash function, then ask who actually confirms ownership of a coin if no bank does.

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