1.1 Block chain

1.2 Hacker attempt

1.3 Hacker attempt

1.4 Applications

• Asset accounts: Bank accounts, shares, property deeds

• Ownership: photographs, music, antiques, asset registry

• Credentials: academic records, vaccines

• Product identity: warranty, repair records

2.1 Bitcoin value

Bitcoin

2.2 Highlights of Bitcoin

• Start trading in 2010 at $0.39/share
• Peeked in 2017 at $17,262/share
• Rallied in 2918 to $11,831/share
• Peeked in 2021 to $61539/share
• Rallied to $64,739/share
• Currently trading at $16,655/share

2.3 QuadrigaCX

• Worth $150,000,000, largest crypto in Canada
• Founder and CEO Gerald Cotton died on December 9, 2018 in India
• Majority of the currency held required his validation key
• Loss of keys makes it impossible to trade in this currency
• Source of many rumors and stories

2.4 Crypto and the black market

• ownership is kept secret
• used on the dark web for illegal transaction
• used for payment of ransomware malware
• used by North Korea to circumvent economic sanctions
• illegal trading currency in many countries

A Prophetic warning {.scrollable}

Don’t be naive.
There are difficult times ahead.

As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane,
contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog,
unbending, slanderers, impulsively wild, savage,
cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags,
addicted to lust, and allergic to God.

They’ll make a show of religion,
but behind the scenes they’re animals.

Stay clear of such people.

                 2 Timothy 3:1-5

A Blessing