Cryptocurrency Security

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The security comes from in is that the the tokens, so things like the bit coin token or the ethereum token that have value. The economic incentive of wanting the tokens to be valuable and successful acts as a way to insure that people validating the network,. So saying, like, this transaction actually happened, and agreeing upon that shared history th everyone wants to agree. If you don't agree, then, like, you don't get your rewards if you're a network validator, or if you get singled out as a bad actor for trying to mislead the ledger. But there's definitely different ways that crypto currencies get access. And so some of them are very energy and tensive,

The Web3 world—blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs, and more—seems to be everywhere these days. And, as analysts, how could we not salivate at the idea of a data set that is just one flat, immutable, ever-growing table with a handful of columns (aka… a blockchain-powered public ledger)? We sat down with Anthony Mandelli from Coin Metrics to see whether Tim and Moe could be moved from "totally clueless" to "barely knowledgeable" on the topic in a single hour (Michael was already a knowledgeable enthusiast). The jury is out as to whether we were successful, but stay tuned for the upcoming announcement of the Analytics Power Hour DAO we're starting up (we're minting RockFlag coins to make it happen). For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.