15 Jahre Bitcoin: Die wundersame Welt der Kryptowährungen

Cooperation: Museum for Industrial Culture

Everyone knows Bitcoin, with a total value of more than one trillion euros. The first units of this independent hacker currency were created 15 years ago - at the beginning of 2009 - with the aim of creating a freer and fairer monetary system. The many other cryptocurrencies that now exist are barely known beyond technical niches and yet are also gigantic in size. What do all these "coins" called Ether, XRP, DogeCoin or Tether USDt do? Are they primarily objects of speculation and safe havens for illegal transactions or are they used in a meaningful way? What are stablecoins, NFTs and smart contracts, and how does a blockchain work that could potentially turn the entire economy on its head? The overview lecture explains the most important ideas and terms of this special world and also answers the question of who is behind these projects.

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