The future will be increasingly distributed. As the publicity surrounding Bitcoin and blockchain has shown, distributed technology and business models are gaining popularity. Yet the disruptive potential of this technology is often obscured by hype and misconception.

This session will be exciting as it will cover the buzz around blockchain.

We will:
- Understand why Bitcoin was fundamentally important in blockchain's birth.

- See how Ethereum has created a prolific ground for innovations like Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Flash Loans.

- Uncover the secrets behind cryptocurrency prices and different forces that affect the highly volatile cryptocurrency markets.

- Peek into how cryptocurrencies are used by criminals to carry out nefarious activities.

- Then we'll come across how enterprise and governments are leveraging the blockchain including social media.

- Understand the challenges of scaling and forking a blockchain

- Briefly learn how different blockchains work

- Discover the language of blockchain as industry terms are explained.