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-# Blockchain+====== Blockchain ======
  
  
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 _Lots of videos out there introducing blockchain. This is a good one._ _Lots of videos out there introducing blockchain. This is a good one._
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-[Bitcoin white paper](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/bitcoin-2.pdf) by the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, in which blockchain was introduced to the world.+_[Bitcoin white paper](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/bitcoin-2.pdf) by the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, in which blockchain was introduced to the world._
  
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-Cryptocurrencies are the best known application of blockchain technology.+_Cryptocurrencies are the best known application of blockchain technology._
  
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-Times headline, Jan 3 2009: Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks. This text was included in the very first blockchain, leading some to believe that anti-bank sentiment was a motivation for its anonymous inventor.+_Times headline, Jan 3 2009: Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks. This text was included in the very first blockchain, leading some to believe that anti-bank sentiment was a motivation for its anonymous inventor._
  
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-Huge computer banks are required to do the puzzle-solving involved in ‘proof-of-work’ algorithms that are used to generate cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. ‘Proof-of-stake’ algorithms used in cryptos like EOS or Faircoin use far less electricity.+_Huge computer banks are required to do the puzzle-solving involved in ‘proof-of-work’ algorithms that are used to generate cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. ‘Proof-of-stake’ algorithms used in cryptos like EOS or Faircoin use far less electricity._
  
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 If you’re of a geeky persuasion, and think you’d like to work as a blockchain developer, [here’s a good place to start](https://web3js.readthedocs.io/en/v1.2.7/). There are courses, but it might be better to learn by doing. You could volunteer on open source projects – contact Steve (below), who is often looking for volunteers. If you’re of a geeky persuasion, and think you’d like to work as a blockchain developer, [here’s a good place to start](https://web3js.readthedocs.io/en/v1.2.7/). There are courses, but it might be better to learn by doing. You could volunteer on open source projects – contact Steve (below), who is often looking for volunteers.
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 ## Further resources ## Further resources
  
 +- [Faircoin](https://fair-coin.org/) - proof-of-stake coin
 +- [Silicon Angle](https://siliconangle.com/2015/05/17/honduras-to-use-bitcoin-blockchain-tech-to-run-its-land-registry/) - how Honduras uses blockchain to run its land registry
 +- [What is the Blockchain](https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/what-is-the-blockchain/) - intro to blockchain in plain English
  
-## Specialist(s)+## Specialist curators of this topic
  
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