September 01, 2022

What is crypto currency, and is it the future of money?

24 minutes

Guest: Tegan Jones

Crypto currency has been around for more than a decade, regularly making headlines for skyrocketing prices and equally spectacular crashes. So what is crypto exactly? Host Val Quinn talks to Tegan Jones from Finder.com.au about how it works, what it buys and whether it really is the future of money.

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Find Tegan Jones at https://www.finder.com.au/author/teganjones

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Learn more about cryptocurrency at: https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/cryptocurrencies.html

Read about crypto scams at: https://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/scammers-shift-their-sights-from-card-payments-to-crypto-20220825-p5bcrv.html

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