THENARRATION

Blockchain

Everyone has been told that something is 'on the blockchain', and almost nobody has been shown the machine. One part at a time, from a single payment to a ledger nobody owns, in plain words, with no price in sight.

4 series22 episodesComing soon

01

Blockchain

5 filmsComing soon

What a blockchain is, read end to end on Bitcoin: a list of payments, written in blocks, chained so the past cannot quietly change, and copied on thousands of computers nobody owns.

02

Consensus

6 filmsComing soon

How thousands of strangers agree on one ledger without a bank: who sent a payment, who writes the next block, why nobody can spend twice, what keeps the pace, why it burns electricity, and the design that replaced electricity with money at risk.

03

Smart Contracts

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What runs on a blockchain beyond payments: programs every node runs, who pays for them, what a token or an NFT really is, how a stablecoin keeps its dollar, how a swap happens with no company in between, and why the chain cannot see the world.

04

Blockchain Adoption

5 filmsComing soon

What happens when the design meets the world: what a wallet holds, what an exchange holds for you, how payments get faster, what a central bank's digital money is, and when a blockchain is the wrong tool.