24 min
What is crypto currency, and is it the future of money? Be Connected podcast
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- Technology
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 about secure passwords in the free Managing passwords course: https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/topic-library/advanced-online-security/managing-passwords
Learn how to protect yourself online in the Safety first topic: https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/topic-library/essentials/safety-first
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Find Tegan Jones at https://www.finder.com.au/author/teganjones
Download Tegan’s Block Climbing podcast from the app store for your device, or listen at: https://www.finder.com.au/block-climbing
Learn more about cryptocurrency at: https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/cryptocurrencies.html
Read about crypto scams at: https://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/scammers-shift-their-sights-from-card-payments-to-crypto-20220825-p5bcrv.html
Read about other scams at: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams
Report scams via the Scam Watch (ACCC) at: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam
Be Connected is an Australian Government Initiative developed by the Department of Social Services, the eSafety Commissioner and Good Things Foundation Australia. Be Connected builds the digital skills, confidence, and online safety of all Australians with engaging online learning resources, and a network of over 3,500 community organisations to support them to thrive in a digital world.
Be Connected acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work, and pays respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
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.
DISCOVER MORE:
Learn about secure passwords in the free Managing passwords course: https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/topic-library/advanced-online-security/managing-passwords
Learn how to protect yourself online in the Safety first topic: https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/topic-library/essentials/safety-first
Learn how to pay securely the Be Connected Paying safely in shops and online course: https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/topic-library/safety-first/paying-safely-online
Sign-up and build your digital skills for free at Be Connected: https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au
Listen to more podcast episodes: https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/podcast
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eSafetyOffice
Valens Quinn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valensq/
Valens Quinn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valens-quinn-745b284/
Find Tegan Jones at https://www.finder.com.au/author/teganjones
Download Tegan’s Block Climbing podcast from the app store for your device, or listen at: https://www.finder.com.au/block-climbing
Learn more about cryptocurrency at: https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/cryptocurrencies.html
Read about crypto scams at: https://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/scammers-shift-their-sights-from-card-payments-to-crypto-20220825-p5bcrv.html
Read about other scams at: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams
Report scams via the Scam Watch (ACCC) at: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam
Be Connected is an Australian Government Initiative developed by the Department of Social Services, the eSafety Commissioner and Good Things Foundation Australia. Be Connected builds the digital skills, confidence, and online safety of all Australians with engaging online learning resources, and a network of over 3,500 community organisations to support them to thrive in a digital world.
Be Connected acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work, and pays respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
24 min