Bitcoin was the first successful application of the blockchain, but will it survive after central banks and regulators step in?

blockchains here to stay

Demelza at Switzerland's largest crypto mine. (@cryptophd)

Financial expert Demelza Hays from Liechtenstein walks us through the basics of blockchains and recommends some cryptocurrencies to keep an eye on.

She argues that even if bitcoin eventually succumbs, the idea of global, privately minted coins that are not political will prevail.