On todays episode of learn to Earn, Tim is joined by his good friend of 10 years, Also an online entrepreneur and local expert on cryptocurrency. Jason Gandy What is a cryptocurrency? It started as Bitcoin in 2009, Launched by an individual or group know by the pseudonym (Satoshi Nakamoto) as of November there were over 18 million bitcoins in circulation with a total market value of around 146$ billon A cryptocurrency is a virtual currency that is secured by cryptography making it almost near impossible to counterfeit or double spend. A lot of cryptocurrencies are decentralized networks based on blockchain technology (a ledger enforced by a network of computers) This decentralized structure allows them to exist outside the control of governments and central authorities.