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What is Cryptocurrency all about?

What is cryptocurrency? A cartoon of the skeletal "Crypto Keeper" with the title "What is Cryptocurrency?" Arnel Alinea One of our GOAT listeners called in with a question about cryptocurrency, and Ryan is psyched. Crypto is everywhere right now, but it can be kinda hard for kids (and grown-ups!) to know how it all works. We’ll head to the far reaches of the internet to learn about the promise and peril of crypto, and why any form of money only works if you believe it will … whoa. A four-panel comic featuring our "Crypto-Keeper" character summarizing the main points of the episode: It's digital money, tracked on an online "scoreboard," with no one person or government in charge. That has some benefits, but it's also more volatile than other forms of money. Arnel Alinea And now … tips for grown-ups listening to “Million Bazillion” with kids Money Talks Your kid might not be ready to put their allowance in bitcoin, but they’re likely alread