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@halena

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Independent person exploring and discovering new ideas

steemit.com/@halena
VOTING POWER100.00%
DOWNVOTE POWER100.00%
RESOURCE CREDITS100.00%
REPUTATION PROGRESS0.00%
Net Worth
0.007USD
STEEM
0.000STEEM
SBD
0.000SBD
Effective Power
5.008SP
├── Own SP
0.125SP
└── Incoming Deleg
+4.884SP

Detailed Balance

STEEM
balance
0.000STEEM
market_balance
0.000STEEM
savings_balance
0.000STEEM
reward_steem_balance
0.000STEEM
STEEM POWER
Own SP
0.125SP
Delegated Out
0.000SP
Delegation In
4.884SP
Effective Power
5.008SP
Reward SP (pending)
0.000SP
SBD
sbd_balance
0.000SBD
sbd_conversions
0.000SBD
sbd_market_balance
0.000SBD
savings_sbd_balance
0.000SBD
reward_sbd_balance
0.000SBD
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Account Info

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rank1,178,165
reputation67933083
created2018-08-16T08:03:21
recovery_accountsteem
proxyNone
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comment_count0
lifetime_vote_count0
witnesses_voted_for0
last_post2018-10-05T07:26:06
last_root_post2018-10-05T07:26:06
last_vote_time1970-01-01T00:00:00
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can_vote1
voting_power0
delayed_votes0
balance0.000 STEEM
savings_balance0.000 STEEM
sbd_balance0.000 SBD
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vesting_shares202.507667 VESTS
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reward_vesting_balance0.000000 VESTS
vesting_balance0.000 STEEM
vesting_withdraw_rate0.000000 VESTS
next_vesting_withdrawal1969-12-31T23:59:59
withdrawn0
to_withdraw0
withdraw_routes0
savings_withdraw_requests0
last_account_recovery1970-01-01T00:00:00
reset_accountnull
last_owner_update1970-01-01T00:00:00
last_account_update2018-08-24T05:59:54
minedNo
sbd_seconds0
sbd_last_interest_payment1970-01-01T00:00:00
savings_sbd_last_interest_payment1970-01-01T00:00:00
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Withdraw Routes

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From Date
To Date
steemdelegated 4.884 SP to @halena
2026/05/18 00:56:03
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares7941.152139 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #106144262/Trx 49d736d0fe4609f42608d389e6414208abce3df0
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steemdelegated 3.216 SP to @halena
2026/05/12 06:35:36
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares5228.941734 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #105979006/Trx b599bc806fb8c5496713edeada1b8b8c6d15657d
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steemdelegated 4.891 SP to @halena
2026/04/26 00:15:48
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares7953.667895 VESTS
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steemdelegated 3.241 SP to @halena
2026/01/23 09:37:06
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares5270.488553 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #102853988/Trx 2c2e60e4a8e8185d8b83d457159eab4f6beae280
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steemdelegated 3.342 SP to @halena
2024/12/17 04:55:21
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares5434.707750 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #91300374/Trx f1d2481bf3954bc41b5de84b7e66985c6b778f52
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steemdelegated 3.446 SP to @halena
2023/11/13 20:37:51
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares5603.841282 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #79854565/Trx 47e758fdc7fb2ecf7be0b3e337634f7372c1edb6
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steemdelegated 5.252 SP to @halena
2023/09/21 22:37:36
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares8541.120068 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #78348782/Trx f79d9f28b4eeb1b88458363b6fb205ad2885d038
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steemdelegated 5.389 SP to @halena
2022/11/03 12:19:18
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares8762.801506 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #69114001/Trx f7a053f5db90bb35a1cc26f893ab749210257649
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steemdelegated 5.524 SP to @halena
2022/01/17 11:32:09
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares8983.334737 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #60810106/Trx 53b98976b3d945ec49da538a61dba76517e397e3
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steemdelegated 5.637 SP to @halena
2021/06/14 01:25:51
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares9167.103395 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #54608461/Trx 4ab7abf6d0c05b886d21a74a56e0990e8f51aaef
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steemdelegated 5.753 SP to @halena
2020/12/11 11:43:45
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares9354.525369 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #49355894/Trx 86f5bceb1c7dfddd6e1acece049d33fe3aaa2390
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steemdelegated 1.176 SP to @halena
2020/12/06 05:20:45
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares1912.543513 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #49207451/Trx 8cbd80fc108514a929fb87a718005e858b994548
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steemdelegated 5.757 SP to @halena
2020/12/05 15:21:42
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares9360.733223 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #49190986/Trx 52a38852ff5c817680e9e2c1ef27be11ec17b18c
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steemdelegated 1.181 SP to @halena
2020/11/02 16:53:15
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares1920.017158 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #48259270/Trx dce7b8ed191ebc5f79a2fb20df839284815ad1bb
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steemdelegated 5.881 SP to @halena
2020/05/09 06:18:48
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares9563.538582 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #43217710/Trx 672911ae8fb9f4b38a1de2000382fa89c2e2006c
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steemdelegated 1.201 SP to @halena
2020/05/08 10:00:36
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares1953.311140 VESTS
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steemdelegated 5.934 SP to @halena
2019/12/07 05:22:57
delegatorsteem
delegateehalena
vesting shares9648.732432 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #38820084/Trx d05415a0bb1fe5f2fc9b96f6db7f351dbd4d0575
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2019/08/16 08:27:42
parent authorhalena
parent permlinkwhat-is-a-smart-contract-how-they-can-be-trusted-and-its-real-world-examples
authorsteemitboard
permlinksteemitboard-notify-halena-20190816t082741000z
title
bodyCongratulations @halena! You received a personal award! <table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@halena/birthday1.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 1 year!</td></tr></table> <sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@halena) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=halena)_</sub> ###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!
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2019/01/04 07:50:48
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bodyThe Problem Intermediaries rule the world. Whether you are a business or an individual, you must be paying hefty sum of money and sometime that too unknowingly. There is always intermediaries that stands between two parties just to make the transaction by affirming the terms and conditions. ![smart.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRusMzc1owvSV9owxKiMZJUpWGLsRaM5PmwE53ZPBCsvC/smart.png) Some of them are banking institutions who verify transaction of money, law enforcement agencies which validate the legal contracts, governments and others. The problem here is that they work on a centralized model where the third party intermediaries are necessary for the smooth functioning of the business or governance. Fortunately, blockchain is here to solve this problem as the decentralized nature of it can help eliminate third party intermediaries. But how is this possible? The Solution – Blockchain Smart Contracts ![smart1.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQRPAntTPPZWm1MVpdDvT5VW13qReZYW8qw1kz212ojnL/smart1.png) The third party middlemen were executing the contracts between the two parties and were able to make huge amount of commissions. This can be effectively done through the usage of smart contracts. What is a smart contract? It is a piece of computer code or software which can be programmable to execute certain rules at a certain period of time or in intervals. This can be visualized as (image visualization here) If this happens – do this Else – do that These specific terms if programmed can execute the rules when certain conditions are met which triggers the execution. How smart contracts can be trusted? Smart contracts when stored in a distributed ledger cannot be faked or tampered and hence we can ensure the credibility. This also allows anybody in the blockchain node to view the transactions as it is transparent. Since it is also distributes, there’s no chance of fraud. Smart contracts can also be programmed to execute if another smart contract triggers it. This way, we can make a series or set of smart contracts to make things happen without third parties. As of now, there are two major smart contract providers who can be used effectively by any business to develop smart contracts. They are Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin’s RSK (Rootstock) and Ethereum’s Solidity language allows developers to develop any kind of smart contracts. Real World Examples of Smart Contracts ![smart2.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmfCm7pg6yGGK4ewYSqipukCvmKVeSFK6JNFf9NZWtxMmL/smart2.jpg) Smart Contracts in Banking By checking the credit score and credit history and verifying the users through e-KYC, smart contracts can be able to issue loans in varying amounts. This can be done without the need of any third parties. Since, banks go through these three steps to check the eligibility before issuing loans, smart contract can effectively make this happen. Smart Contracts in Supply Chain Disputes often arise if the transported goods are delivered in broken condition or with defects. Sometimes, the packages even get lost in the supply chain. To tackle this issue, packaged equipped with smart IoT sensors track every movement of the product from the origin to the destination. If breakage happens in transit, the IoT device will be able to detect it and it broadcasts the info on the blockchain. Now, the smart contract automatically penalizes the logistics and so the user will be sent another package or simply the amount gets refunded, thus can reduce disputes. Smart Contracts in Insurance If you’ve subscribes to the insurance provided by airlines, and if the flight got delayed, you’ll get the insurance instantly and that too automatically if smart contracts are in place. This saves effort and time needed to contact the insurance company and producing documents about flight’s status. After all, they take time verifying the claim and then issue the insurance amount. Now, which is simple? Smart Contracts in Betting Let’s say, I bet it’ll rain tomorrow and you bet it won’t. The bet amount is $10. Now, we have three options. If we are friends, then there’s trust but when it comes to betting with strangers, we need the trust be established. Instead of relying on the third party middlemen, we can program a smart contract which checks the data which the weather monitor (IoT device) broadcasts on the blockchain network. It also collects the amount from both of us, checks the weather and issues the payment to the winning bet. Simple, isn’t it? Smart Contracts in Agriculture IoT devices employed in the farms can effectively monitor the usage of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to be used in the crops. If those food products arrives the market in the name of organic foods, it can be easily identified and those involving in fraud can be penalized automatically by programming smart contracts. The list doesn’t end here as the possibilities are truly endless.
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2018/08/24 05:54:30
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bodyThe blockchain was first defined in the original source code for Bitcoin. While the recent interest in the blockchain often tries to separate it from that, it’s worth looking at this history – the two, together. ![block.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUpZU4wWC43eFmhat2CaTDQ5iKMezzV8WtEUJLRowXUf7/block.jpg) Bitcoin is a virtual currency, invented in October 2008 with the publication of “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” a paper written by Satoshi Nakamoto (an alias. The real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor(s?) of Bitcoin remains unknown, despite several well-publicized – and failed – attempts to “out” him). The code was released as open source in January 2009. (The next section of this guide examines the technology of Bitcoin and the blockchain in more detail.) Thus, the Bitcoin network began in 2009 when Satoshi Nakamoto “mined” the first Bitcoins. Satoshi Nakamoto disappeared from the public – that is, from Bitcoin forums, papers, and code contributions – in April 2011. But even in Satoshi Nakamoto’s absence, Bitcoin continued to be developed and marketized, with the community working to address various issues with the code (including, for example, a technical glitch in 2013 that caused a fork in the blockchain). Bitcoin really took off in 2013, as more websites started accepting the currency, as investors started funding more Bitcoin-related startups (more on investment in a section below), and as the price surged, hitting a record high of $1108 per Bitcoin in November of that year. But as its popularity grew, Bitcoin also faced scrutiny from law enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security shut down the Bitcoin exchange (formerly a Magic the Gathering exchange) Mt. Gox in 2013, which was at the time handling almost 70% of Bitcoin transactions. Mt. Gox declared bankruptcy the following year, amidst reports that some 744,000 bitcoins had been stolen from the site. (Some of this history might seem a bit extraneous to a discussion about the blockchain in education, but I’d argue that it’s all important to consider when we think about the security, the infallibility, and most importantly ideology of blockchain – the latter the topic of a subsequent article in this research project.) One Bitcoin is currently worth about $415. Other cryptocurrencies have been developed based on the Bitcoin technology – Litecoin and Dogecoin, for example – although their volatility has made some investors and pundits wary. That volatility – in the code and in the community – has in recent months led many well-known Bitcoin developers to call it a failure. In a widely-circulated blog post published in January of this year, Mike Hearn wrote that “In the span of only about eight months, Bitcoin has gone from being a transparent and open community to one that is dominated by rampant censorship and attacks on bitcoiners by other bitcoiners.” In its coverage of the fallout, The New York Times cautions that “The current dispute, though, is a reminder that the Bitcoin software – like all computer code – is an evolving product of the human mind, and its deployment is vulnerable to human frailties and divergent ideals.” As interest (and arguably and, yes, ironically, trust) in Bitcoin has waned, the reverse seems to be true about the blockchain, the technological underpinning of the cryptocurrency, which in the last year or so has received interest from banks, businesses, and governmental organizations alike. Who’s Investing in the Blockchain? For the last few years, blockchain and Bitcoin have been hailed as “the next big thing,” and there have been plenty of predictions about a coming boom in funding for the sector. The Bitcoin news site CoinDesk has compiled a database of investments in Bitcoin- and blockchain-related startups, and from that (in mid 2015) it created a list of the ten most influential venture capital firms in the industry. Although many of those on CoinDesk’s list are VC firms that are interested primarily in the financial sector and in financial technologies, there are some familiar names among them, including some of the most high profile Silicon Valley investors. Those who also have substantial investments in education technology include Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Andreessen Horowitz. The latter has invested $227 million in Coinbase and 21 Inc, which according to CoinDesk, “more than $1 in $4 so far invested in the industry.” It’s hardly a surprise then that Marc Andreessen has become one of the most vocal proponents of Bitcoin, calling it in a New York Times op-ed in 2014, one of the most important technologies since the advent of the Internet. (Of course, Andreessen also once called the now-defunct Kno “the most powerful tablet anyone has ever made.” So grain of salt and such.) Although many of the proponents of the blockchain contend that it can be separated from Bitcoin – that is, it can be utilized for something other than an alternative currency – Andreessen has argued that the two are inextricable: “a distributed ledger naturally both creates and requires a corresponding currency.” And while much of the most recent excitement about the blockchain’s potential relevance to education does not involve Bitcoin, there has been (at least) one example of an education-oriented cryptocurrency: EduCoin. Initially inspired by a college student at a football game holding a “Hi Mom. Send Bitcoin” sign, EduCoin sought to become a new way to finance one’s education. In 2014, EduCoin described itself this way: “We need a digital currency that can help students, educators, and third parties make secure transactions without fees, rates, or long approval times. EduCoin aims to be the worldwide standard for student transactions in the learning economy.” (Several years later, this project appears to no longer be maintained or active.) As noted above, as the popularity of Bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies has waned (arguably at least), interest in the blockchain has remained if not grown. Blockchain-related startups now focus on things like identity management and “smart contracts.” The next section will look at some of the possible applications of the blockchain in education in more detail, but clearly these two elements – identity and contracts, particularly in the form of transcripts and assessments – have particular relevance in education. To see the breadth (or lack thereof) in the types of startups offering blockchain-related products and services, you can view a sample of 200+ of them via the funding website AngelList. Elsewhere, fintech investor Collin Thompson has posted his list of “The Top 10 Blockchain Startups to Watch in 2016” on LinkedIn. One of the names that comes up with increasingly frequency here is Ethereum, developed by a Swiss non-profit the Ethereum Foundation. (Its founder, Vitalik Buterin, dropped out of Waterloo University and received a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship for his work on the project.) Ethereum isn’t a startup per se, although it’s clearly what tech industry folks would call a “platform move”: it’s building a blockchain – an alternate blockchain, to be clear, that isn’t connected to Bitcoin – for others to build their own startups upon in turn. Ethereum describes itself as moving beyond a “world ledger” – it’s a “world computer,” a “perfect machine.” Ethereum was first proposed by Buterin in 2013, and the second version of the Ethereum platform, called Homestead, was released earlier this year. (Here is a more complete history of Ethereum via the Ethereum Foundation’s blog.) The organization now boasts the fifth largest crowdfunding campaign ever, having raised over $18 million for the project in 2014 by the sale of “ether,” Ethereum’s currency. Ethereum seems to be the platform upon which many big companies, such as IBM and Microsoft, are starting to experiment with the blockchain. And it’s probably worth noting that, to date, it’s been a big company rather than a little startup that’s made the first overtures towards blockchain-in-education. The company in question: Sony, which announced in February that it plans to develop a blockchain-based platform for assessment. Sony’s press release doesn’t give much indication of what this will look like – if it plans to use Ethereum, for example, or build its own blockchain. To clarify the heading of this section: when we consider who is “investing” in the blockchain in education we should look at venture capital funding, technological contributions, product adoption, and, of course, marketing.
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      "body": "The blockchain was first defined in the original source code for Bitcoin. While the recent interest in the blockchain often tries to separate it from that, it’s worth looking at this history – the two, together.\n![block.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUpZU4wWC43eFmhat2CaTDQ5iKMezzV8WtEUJLRowXUf7/block.jpg)\nBitcoin is a virtual currency, invented in October 2008 with the publication of “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” a paper written by Satoshi Nakamoto (an alias. The real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor(s?) of Bitcoin remains unknown, despite several well-publicized – and failed – attempts to “out” him). The code was released as open source in January 2009. (The next section of this guide examines the technology of Bitcoin and the blockchain in more detail.)\n\nThus, the Bitcoin network began in 2009 when Satoshi Nakamoto “mined” the first Bitcoins. Satoshi Nakamoto disappeared from the public – that is, from Bitcoin forums, papers, and code contributions – in April 2011. But even in Satoshi Nakamoto’s absence, Bitcoin continued to be developed and marketized, with the community working to address various issues with the code (including, for example, a technical glitch in 2013 that caused a fork in the blockchain).\n\nBitcoin really took off in 2013, as more websites started accepting the currency, as investors started funding more Bitcoin-related startups (more on investment in a section below), and as the price surged, hitting a record high of $1108 per Bitcoin in November of that year. But as its popularity grew, Bitcoin also faced scrutiny from law enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security shut down the Bitcoin exchange (formerly a Magic the Gathering exchange) Mt. Gox in 2013, which was at the time handling almost 70% of Bitcoin transactions. Mt. 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In a widely-circulated blog post published in January of this year, Mike Hearn wrote that “In the span of only about eight months, Bitcoin has gone from being a transparent and open community to one that is dominated by rampant censorship and attacks on bitcoiners by other bitcoiners.” In its coverage of the fallout, The New York Times cautions that “The current dispute, though, is a reminder that the Bitcoin software – like all computer code – is an evolving product of the human mind, and its deployment is vulnerable to human frailties and divergent ideals.”\n\nAs interest (and arguably and, yes, ironically, trust) in Bitcoin has waned, the reverse seems to be true about the blockchain, the technological underpinning of the cryptocurrency, which in the last year or so has received interest from banks, businesses, and governmental organizations alike.\n\nWho’s Investing in the Blockchain? \n\nFor the last few years, blockchain and Bitcoin have been hailed as “the next big thing,” and there have been plenty of predictions about a coming boom in funding for the sector. The Bitcoin news site CoinDesk has compiled a database of investments in Bitcoin- and blockchain-related startups, and from that (in mid 2015) it created a list of the ten most influential venture capital firms in the industry.\n\nAlthough many of those on CoinDesk’s list are VC firms that are interested primarily in the financial sector and in financial technologies, there are some familiar names among them, including some of the most high profile Silicon Valley investors. Those who also have substantial investments in education technology include Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Andreessen Horowitz.\n\nThe latter has invested $227 million in Coinbase and 21 Inc, which according to CoinDesk, “more than $1 in $4 so far invested in the industry.” It’s hardly a surprise then that Marc Andreessen has become one of the most vocal proponents of Bitcoin, calling it in a New York Times op-ed in 2014, one of the most important technologies since the advent of the Internet.\n\n(Of course, Andreessen also once called the now-defunct Kno “the most powerful tablet anyone has ever made.” So grain of salt and such.)\n\nAlthough many of the proponents of the blockchain contend that it can be separated from Bitcoin – that is, it can be utilized for something other than an alternative currency – Andreessen has argued that the two are inextricable: “a distributed ledger naturally both creates and requires a corresponding currency.”\n\nAnd while much of the most recent excitement about the blockchain’s potential relevance to education does not involve Bitcoin, there has been (at least) one example of an education-oriented cryptocurrency: EduCoin. Initially inspired by a college student at a football game holding a “Hi Mom. Send Bitcoin” sign, EduCoin sought to become a new way to finance one’s education. In 2014, EduCoin described itself this way: “We need a digital currency that can help students, educators, and third parties make secure transactions without fees, rates, or long approval times. EduCoin aims to be the worldwide standard for student transactions in the learning economy.” (Several years later, this project appears to no longer be maintained or active.)\n\nAs noted above, as the popularity of Bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies has waned (arguably at least), interest in the blockchain has remained if not grown. 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