Day 11 #crypto class. Midterm! How would you assess crypto knowledge? 🤔 I have developed my own questions on topics I cover. Afterward, we discussed the range of #dapps on #Ethereum. The students have started to explore #NFTs, #gaming, and #metaverse. Next module is #DeFi! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/A41oo2qJja — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) October 11, 2023

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Day 10 #crypto class. Spent time on “blockchain explorers” like @etherscan as a way to view blockchain #data. Block number, timestamp, and transactions helps students see the concepts 👀 And a record of contract usage at an address will lead us into using a #smart #contract! pic.twitter.com/H0PIknhQK5 — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) October 9, 2023

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1. Monthly Open Remains Our Strongest Support. Any significant close below it means bad news for Bitcoin. 2. Daily Level was held on yesterday's dump. Monday Low swept nicely with a 3 tap pattern. 3. LTF level that is important is $27,600. A lot of market selling when price… pic.twitter.com/835gUvTGJL — Emperor👑 (@EmperorBTC) October 4, […]

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Day 8 #crypto class. What is money? First response was “social construct” 🙂 Good discussion of history of money: gold ➡️ coinage ➡️ paper ➡️ fiat. 1971!! And how crypto is a #paradigm shift that unbundles money and government using #blockchain as a payment rail for digital #cash pic.twitter.com/P3C2aXBVFT — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) October 2, […]

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Day 9 #crypto class. Finally – smart contracts! We wrapped up money (#stablecoins) and I introduced the idea of the #Ethereum Virtual Machine as a “#distributed computer.” Blockchain is the base #data layer and the smart contracts are the #code behind decentralized applications pic.twitter.com/7tyW3IJucD — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) October 4, 2023

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Day 7 #crypto class. My students completed crypto #transactions by sending tokens to a friend’s wallet. My goal was for them to see how #P2P transfers can be done on a #blockchain. Could this compete with Venmo? I think it’s a compelling use case. Thoughts? 🤔 — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) September 27, 2023

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Wow. I can honestly say I had no idea that @MetaMask is owned by @jpmorgan. That does put things in a different light. Thanks for the info below @BrotherKDG. I look forward to dialoguing more about this https://t.co/tr7jrt56XG — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) September 26, 2023

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Day 6 #crypto class. Creating blockchain addresses w/ a #wallet & a contrast of Layer 1 networks for transactions. I presented #Bitcoin & #Ethereum as secure but expensive. Alternative L1s like #Avalanche and #Solana reduce #decentralization for lower fees & higher speed. Agree? pic.twitter.com/McnTXPAJC5 — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) September 25, 2023

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Day 5 #crypto class. Going deeper into #blockchain with the meaning of #decentralized (flat network) and #distributed (shared). The #ledger as trustless but also a source of “truth.” This is harder content. But I pointed to benefits of #Web3 (privacy, ownership) as the use case pic.twitter.com/LINgpk3SeR — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) September 20, 2023

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Day 4 #crypto class. My students bought crypto last week and are now sending it into crypto #wallets. We talked about this as a transition from centralized to #decentralized finance. Good discussion about private #key mgt. Check out the board. Not your keys, not your #coins! pic.twitter.com/yp1ArxbDgi — Lamont Black (@lamontkblack) September 18, 2023

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