What is crypto currency, and is it the future of money‪?‬ Be Connected podcast

Guest: Tegan Jones
Crypto currency has been around for more than a decade, regularly making headlines for skyrocketing prices and equally spectacular crashes. So what is crypto exactly? Host Val Quinn talks to Tegan Jones from Finder.com.au about how it works, what it buys and whether it really is the future of money.
 
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Learn more about cryptocurrency at: https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/cryptocurrencies.html




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