Why You Should Care About Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets | Ben Simpson

Why You Should Care About Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets | Ben Simpson | TEDxCecilStreet

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There are 10,000+ Cryptocurrencies. What do they all do? And why should you be paying attention to them right now? Ben is on a mission to democratise crypto education and wealth to millions. He is a founder and CEO of a pioneering and rapidly growing Web3 education and research platform. Originally born and raised in Tasmania, he is a passionate entrepreneur who loves being at the forefront of cryptocurrency and solving the most challenging problems that scale-ups face today.
Ben's personal mission is to one-day help provide basic financial education to millions around the world and believes his work is a key step towards doing so. When he's not busy building, he can be found playing golf, watching sports, listening to a business podcast, drinking coffee or reading. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@user-bj2ys1zv8o 2 ай бұрын

Good stuffs the importance and relevance of crypto in our world 🌎 today should really inspire one into investment today to secure a better tomorrow because it will keep appreciating, as the case maybe the higher cost of living should also be a reminder that ons should make a proper plan ahead of tomorrow for the very best.

@Emmanuelgray-mt7bx 2 ай бұрын

Wow,so relevant I really appreciate you putting up these here, you know information like this should create awareness to beginners and encourage people to take up the future with everything they've got in them.❤

@Emmanuelgray-mt7bx 2 ай бұрын

Investment should be like a top priority for the sake of the future and a better living

@MatthewCorper 2 ай бұрын

Irrespective of your earnings one should be able to set out funds and think of taking over the future by investing or trading the untold truth is that crypto will always make sense no matter the change and market strategies.

@Kinggibbz 2 ай бұрын

It will be a heart breaker cenero to build an investment plan but without appropriate or total avoidance of losses due to lack of adequate background and guidance therefore one should consider these as being very important and base for a good and progressive investment plan hoping to yield good benefits too

@Kinggibbz 2 ай бұрын

I actually invested in my first fund I made out of the contract I was handling . Due to the good information that was available and the pains I went through the risk I was about taking I had to adhere to all information, researching and reading journals and the process became very easy thanks to Bianca Harley Doran a broker with good strategies to penetrate the market. And today I have made much gain out of her guidance and counseling

@sophiec3592 9 ай бұрын

Well done 👍🏻, I just invested into Coinbase, this help me understand more of my decision making.

@standardworks 8 ай бұрын

GREAT HONEST DESCRIPTION

@JeffreyRufino Жыл бұрын

Hello, Ben! 😀 That all sounds really interesting 😊 It must be really cool and rewarding to be able to help so many people expand their knowledge and understanding of crypto currencies in such a unique way! I've never really thought much about how crypto currencies work, and what kind of technologies there are behind them, so it's really fascinating to hear about them from someone who really cares about helping others understand these new technologies 😊 Have you always been interested in the information technology aspects of your work, or did you gradually develop an interest and learn more about it as you went along?

@wayne8797 9 ай бұрын

This is a very simple way to explain it. Kudos. The only thing I am skeptical about is gaming. When the game ends, whatever you own also becomes worthless so I don’t get that side of the argument. Forex, payment etc I get. And I also like the blockbuster/ Netflix comparison better than saying it’s the new internet. Blockchain iterates and improves on existing systems such as banking, lending, borrowing but it’s not the revolution we are with the internet that gave us connectivity and social media. I might be wrong though.

@jeremyblanchard4379 8 ай бұрын

I would say the Blockchain revolution is to Internet what Internet was to electricity. Back then, we could have said "Internet is just electricity", as we could say today "Blockchain is just data over the Internet". With blockchains in gaming, digital assets (your character, an item, your player identity, etc.) are your very own. It means that you can keep it as long as you want (the game developer can't keep it from you or tamper it), you can dispose of it, you can sell it wherever you want, etc. You can even use it in another game or platform. So yes, you are right: if the original game ends and your digital asset (carried by a NFT) has no other use, it will be worthless. But you can build around it. The digital asset is "open", meaning anyone can read it and interact with it in the blockchain ecosystem. That's what we call "interoperability" : every app/game built on blockchain with digital asset can be integrated with any other app on blockchain.

@kevin14410 8 ай бұрын

Regarding gaming, you should think of it more in multiplayer modes. For instance, imagine you are playing an online first person shooter game. You can earn/find rare skins, armors, weapons and then sell them at a high price. Also there are games where you can buy and sell land where players can build or rent. Anything that could have value to another player can be sold. The possibilities are endless.