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Ethereum – The Who, What, When, Why, and How 

03/14/2022 04:34 PM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
Ethereum – The Who, What, When, Why, and How 




The last Escient Financial Insights post looked at Bitcoin. Now it's time to look at the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, and the one that may have had the biggest impact on the financial system besides Bitcoin – Ethereum.


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Bitcoin – The Who, What, When, Why, and How

03/09/2022 09:49 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
Bitcoin – The Who, What, When, Why, and How
Bitcoin is the original and the most prominent cryptocurrency in use today. Here is an overview of bitcoin, how it works, and how to use it.

What is Blockchain and What are the Benefits of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency?

03/04/2022 01:35 PM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
What is Blockchain and What are the Benefits of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrencies are becoming a larger part of the overall financial system. To get a better understanding of why and how, it's important to know what blockchain is and what the benefits are.

Cryptocurrency – What’s It All About?, Part 3: Trading Cryptocurrency

04/05/2021 08:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
Cryptocurrency – What’s It All About?, Part 3: Trading Cryptocurrency




Welcome to the final part in this Cryptocurrency – What’s It All About? series on cryptocurrency. A lot of ground was covered in Part 1 and Part 2. You may or may not be interested in using cryptocurrency as a means of exchange. But what about trading in it, directly or in f...

Cryptocurrency – What’s It All About?, Part 2: Spending Cryptocurrency

03/22/2021 08:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
Cryptocurrency – What’s It All About?, Part 2: Spending Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is typically driven “by and for the people” in peer-to-peer exchanges. At least in theory, this permits it to flow more quickly and cheaply, with fewer fees and administrative hurdles.

Cryptocurrency – What’s It All About?, Part 1: Understanding Cryptocurrency

03/08/2021 08:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
Cryptocurrency – What’s It All About?, Part 1: Understanding Cryptocurrency
It’s hard to scan the financial headlines these days and not spot at least one call to action related to Bitcoin’s latest moves. Has all the attention given you cryptocurrency fever, or are you at least wondering what it’s all about?
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