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What is the Difference Between Public and Permissioned Blockchains?

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Keywords: blockchain technology, blockchain mining, nodes, cryptocurrencies, proof-of-work, Satoshi Nakamoto, ASIC mining,

How Do You Accept Bitcoin Payments for Your Store?

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Keywords: Coinbase, Bitpay, Bitcore, QR, NFC, merchant services, Full Node,

What is the Ethereum Virtual Machine?

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Keywords: distributed computing, Ethereum client software, validation nodes,

What is an Accelerated Return Note (ARN)?

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Keywords: leverage, derivatives, Futures, calls, structured notes, unsecured debt, participation limits, leveraged instruments,

What Does Debt Financing Mean?

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Keywords: interest rates, leverage, bonds, debt, commercial paper, private investors, promissory notes, debt financing,

What Types of Bonds Are There?

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Keywords: investments, fixed income, bonds, corporate bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, treasury notes, munis, investment basics,

Bitcoin’s Source Code, Pt 1: What Does Open-Source Mean?

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Keywords: Coinbase, Mt. Gox, Bitcoin source code, Sourceforge, GitHub, ad-hocracy, meritocracy, crowd-sourced,

What is a Bond Purchase Agreement?

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Keywords: investment banks, dealer firm, selling agreement, firm-commitment, best-efforts, all or none, minimum maximum, market-out clause,

What are Hardship Withdrawals from my 401(k)?

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Keywords: retirement accounts, vesting, 401(k)s, 10% early withdrawal penalty, IRS Code, 403(b)s, 457 plans,

What is an A-note?

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Keywords: credit rating, tranches, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), credit card debt, creditworthiness, BBB, AAA,

Bitcoin’s Source Code, Part 2: What Does It Mean That Bitcoin Is Open-Source?

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Keywords: Bitcoin Cash, bitcoin fork, Segwit, ad-hocracy, meritocracy, crowd-sourced, open-source developments,

What is a Treasury Note?

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Keywords: bonds, U.S. Treasuries, government bonds, auction, interest rate risk, investment basics,

What is a Bitcoin Fork?

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Keywords: Blockchains, Litecoin, hard fork, soft fork, Dash spork, chain split, bitcoin fork,

How does Bitcoin Mining Work?

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Keywords: blockchain technology, proof-of-work, hash function, Litecoin mining, Vertcoin mining, Bitcoin mining,

How Will Ethereum Scale?

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Keywords: proof-of-work, proof-of-stake, Bitcoin scalability, validators vs miners,

How Does Blockchain Technology Work?

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Keywords: activity ledger, blockchain mining, hashes, distributed ledger, decentralized network, peer-to-peer technology,

What is the Difference Between a Blockchain and a Database?

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Keywords: database security, distributed database, cloud computing, trustless system,

What is a Distributed Ledger?

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Keywords: Blockchains, Cryptocurrency, blind signatures, database security,

What is Ether?

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Keywords: Cryptocurrency, Initial Coin Offering (ICO), open-source, ERC 20, Ethereum tokens, ether,

What Does Ripple Do?

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Keywords: interbank market, cross-border payments, liquidity problems in international business,

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