What exactly is bitcoin and why should we care?

By 2025-04-30T08:23:00

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Cryptocurrency and AI expert Shawnna Hoffmann believes bitcoin and blockchain are here to stay and suggests we learn to use the technology to safeguard our future

Bitcoin may be a familiar term, but concrete knowledge of how it works can elude us. Shawnna Hoffman empathises: “[People] don’t really know what it does, and it’s kind of spooky.”

Shawnna is an expert in cryptocurrencies, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). She has been at the vanguard of these developments for 25 years, and is often called upon to offer her expert opinion; speaking with heads of government, global leaders, CEOs and at the UN. Fortunately, she’s here to share her knowledge with us too.

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