Unless you’ve been off-planet for the past several weeks and months, you’ve undoubtedly been following the ballooning furor — and equally ballooning value — of the cryptocurrency known as bitcoin. With a current value north of $18,000, it’s been the investment story of 2017… but few actually understand the technology that supports this Wall Street bonanza.
The technology that made bitcoin possible is the blockchain and it has implications far beyond even the dizzy heights of virtual money.
