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Lunch Hour Lecture: Bitcoin unfolded: an introduction to cryptocurrencies and distributed ledgers
26 March 2020, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
The aim of the lecture is to provide the general public with a better understanding of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. These terms have became very popular but do we know what do they mean?.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Emma Hart
Location
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Darwin Lecture TheatreDarwin BuildingGower StLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
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About the lecture:
The aim of the lecture is to provide the general public with a better understanding of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. These terms have became very popular but do we know what do they mean?.Hence, I will unfold the following:How bitcoin work? What is the blockchain technology?What are bitcoin? What is their economic inner nature? Is that money or something else? Why their prices are so volatile?Are bitcoin and blockchain useful for the general public? The lecture will be based on the original and frontier research I am conducting at UCL Economics.
About the Speaker
Silvia Dal Bianco
Teaching Fellow at the Department of Economics at UCL
Dr. Silvia Dal Bianco, Teaching Fellow at the Department of Economics at UCL