SEASON 2 · EPISODE 7 · 23:38
Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptography - Time to look forward
Ray Blake & Graham Barrow · 2 June 2019
Episode notes
This week, with some trepidation, we embark on an overview of some of the more esoteric elements of financial crime risk management. We attempt to explain the blockchain, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and cryptography generally, in layman's terms.
As neither of us are subject matter experts in any of these fields, we are somewhat laying ourselves open to rebuttal and ridicule but we felt it was worth the risk.
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