Cryptocurrency
The first crypto currency, called Bit-Gold, was created by Nick
Szabo; and it was designed and based on an encrypted algorithm that draws its value from the
numbers of transactions made on the asset.
That currency was not used or traded enough so it disappeared for a while - until on 2009,
Satoshi Nakamoto, a computer programmer's pseudonym, designed a better algorithm that draws
the value from the entire cryptocurrency system collectively, making it an all-around secure
asset. Meaning, to hack the new algorithm, you would need to hack every server that contains
the cryptocurrency around the world, which is virtually impossible. This has made Nakamoto's
asset safer than money in the bank- he called it Bitcoin.
Today, there are more than a 1000 different crypto currency and the block chain technology
that they are based on is being implemented in almost every bank around the world!
The idea behind cryptocurrencies is to put the power back in the public hands and loosen the
banks' grip on the financial world. This idea spread like fire and some of the currencies
jumped from few cents to thousands of dollars. It seems as if this is the future and it is
already here.
Long story short, now is the time and way to take control back from the banks and make money
without anyone putting his hand in your pocket.