🫶 She is a blockchain believer now!
From Date Talk to Blockchain Walk, I have found my better half!
Your Boy Was on a Date, Yes! 😎
I was on a date the other day when the inevitable "so what do you do?" question came up. I'm always a little hesitant to launch into explaining my work in crypto and blockchain - it can be confusing if you don't have some background knowledge.
Luckily, she had a basic understanding of Bitcoin (Maybe She’s “The One”), but didn't really grasp how it operates behind the scenes. And I realized this is probably a common issue for many people new to the space. So I asked her to imagine this scenario, you should as well:
Imagine two students, Alice and Bob, want to exchange money privately. Alice gives Bob $20 in cash. But later, Bob denies this transaction ever took place since there are no witnesses or records. Without proof, Alice has no valid argument to reclaim her money.
Now imagine Alice and Bob do their exchange in a classroom, surrounded by peers. Each student writes the transaction in their notebook, documenting that Bob received $20 from Alice at 2pm on Tuesday. These notebooks act as public ledgers, providing undeniable proof the transaction occurred
This is similar to how blockchain works. Each transaction is recorded on multiple computers (nodes) around the world. All nodes have a copy of the ledger, so there is no single point of failure. If someone tries to alter a past record, all the other ledgers would discard the change. The system is transparent yet secure
Further, I explained her concepts like mining, hashing, and consensus protocols that enable trustless peer-to-peer transactions on blockchain. She was fascinated! She said she finally understood the genius behind the technology powering Bitcoin. I call that a successful date! She’s already looking forward to learning more crypto concepts on our next date.
📚 Introducing "Blockchain 101” 🌐🔒
This is an introductory letter for our new educative series, "Blockchain 101," where we aim to educate our audience on the technical jargon of blockchain and crypto in a way never done before. Stay tuned for the story from our next date. I cannot wait to meet her (you) again to provide her(you) with more analogies and insights