What is cryptocurrency?

Million Bazillion

Marketplace

Kids & Family, News

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

One of our GOAT listeners called in with a question about cryptocurrency, and Ryan is psyched. Crypto is everywhere right now, but it can be kinda hard for kids (and grown-ups!) to know how it all works. We’ll head to the far reaches of the internet to learn about the promise and peril of crypto, and why any form of money only works if you believe it will … whoa.

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0:00.0	Tink?
0:02.0	Dear Tink, you're sick!
0:04.0	Oh, what can I?
0:06.0	Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up due to help you.
0:09.0	What's going on now?
0:11.0	I'm confused.
0:12.0	We're supposed to be enjoying a culture night at the theater.
0:16.0	Shh!
0:17.0	Oh, get over yourself, like you're so engrossed.
0:21.0	What's that Tink?
0:22.0	You think that you could get well again?
0:25.0	If children believed in fairies?
0:28.0	Well, audience, we need your help!
0:30.0	Clap!
0:31.0	Audience!
0:32.0	Clap if you believe in fairies!
0:34.0	Wait, why is Peter Pan talking to us all of a sudden?
0:37.0	It's the audience participation park.
0:40.0	They do it every show.
0:41.0	But when I saw Phantom of the Opera, he didn't talk to me.
0:43.0	Did the Phantom not like me?
0:45.0	Clap!
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