{"id":77597,"date":"2021-12-01T12:11:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T17:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=77597"},"modified":"2021-12-02T10:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:15:54","slug":"from-the-paul-weiss-law-firm-a-whitepaper-re-cryptocurrency-how-might-the-development-of-cryptocurrencies-integrate-in-with-a-next-gen-learning-platform-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2021\/12\/01\/from-the-paul-weiss-law-firm-a-whitepaper-re-cryptocurrency-how-might-the-development-of-cryptocurrencies-integrate-in-with-a-next-gen-learning-platform-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Paul Weiss Law Firm: A 2019 whitepaper re: cryptocurrency. | How might the development of cryptocurrencies integrate in with a next-gen learning platform? [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From the Paul Weiss Law Firm &#8212; back from 2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulweiss.com\/media\/3978877\/cryptocurrency_whitepaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A whitepaper re: cryptocurrency<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The development and growth of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology has implications for many industries, including finance, media, and healthcare. In a series of papers, we will discuss the variety of ways in which cryptocurrencies and blockchains are being used in different fields. This paper, the first in our series of three papers, discusses cryptocurrencies, including how they operate in conjunction with the blockchain and how Bitcoin, the first major cryptocurrency, compares to traditional, fiat currencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulweiss.com\/media\/3978877\/cryptocurrency_whitepaper.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77600\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PaulWeiss-CryptocurrencyWhitepaperFall2021.jpg\" alt=\"Cash vs Bitcoin -- a comparison\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PaulWeiss-CryptocurrencyWhitepaperFall2021.jpg 688w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PaulWeiss-CryptocurrencyWhitepaperFall2021-150x115.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>How might the development of cryptocurrencies integrate in with a next-gen learning platform? Would teams and\/or individuals get paid via a cryptocurrency? Hmmm&#8230;more learning to do.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">It&#8217;s interesting to note what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/investing\/cryptocurrency\/btcusd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin (BTC-USD)<\/a> was trading at in 2017, 2018, and 2019 versus today:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2017 alone, Bitcoin\u2019s price rose from $973 in January to $5,856 in October, and skyrocketed towards $20,000 by year end.<\/li>\n<li>By February 2018, however, Bitcoin had fallen below $7,600.<\/li>\n<li>In June 2019, Bitcoin\u2019s price rose to approximately $10,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Today:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/investing\/cryptocurrency\/btcusd\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-77603\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bitcoin-Dec-1-21-1024x450.jpg\" alt=\"The huge price increase of Bitcoin -- BTC-USD -- in the last three years\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bitcoin-Dec-1-21-1024x450.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bitcoin-Dec-1-21-150x66.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bitcoin-Dec-1-21-768x338.jpg 768w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bitcoin-Dec-1-21-1536x676.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bitcoin-Dec-1-21.jpg 1962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what some of the other cryptocurrencies were trading at today:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-77617 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TopCryptocurrencies-12-1-21-756x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TopCryptocurrencies-12-1-21-756x1024.jpg 756w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TopCryptocurrencies-12-1-21-111x150.jpg 111w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TopCryptocurrencies-12-1-21-768x1040.jpg 768w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TopCryptocurrencies-12-1-21-1135x1536.jpg 1135w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TopCryptocurrencies-12-1-21.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Paul Weiss Law Firm &#8212; back from 2019: A whitepaper re: cryptocurrency Excerpt: The development and growth of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology has implications for many industries, including finance, media, and healthcare. 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