Cryptocurrency and blockchain are two of the biggest buzzwords of the last few years but what do they mean? The Financial Health Series continues on Rhian's Hope with Jomari Peterson, Founder of The Digital Reserve Network: a peer-to-peer payments, sustainable lending, and collateral free borrowing platform with a responsive monetary policy to empower discriminated communities.

With Merriam-Webster as our starting point, Jomari dives deep into cryptocurrency, bitcoin, blockchain, and the opportunities each present in the financial arena and beyond.

More about Jomari: Prior to this ambitious project for financial inclusion and social impact, he delivered a 10x return as the Co-founder for the Quantum Resistant Ledger, leading to a $100 Million+ Valuation. He is a Ph.D. Candidate at Carnegie Mellon University in Engineering & Public Policy with a focus on risk assessment and system design. Prior to Carnegie Mellon, he received his B.S. and MBA in Strategy & Logistics from Howard University. 

Some terms explained:
technologyreview.com/s/610885/a-glossary-of-blockchain-jargon

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thedigitalreserve.org
 
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