Ethereum and Other Cryptoassets

Ethereum took Bitcoin’s blockchain idea and made it more flexible – allowing it to power everything from games to tools that are creating an entire decentralized alternative to the financial system. But while it might be the second-biggest digital currency by market cap, it’s certainly not the only Bitcoin alternative. Learn about Ether and other altcoins here.

• Ethereum in 25 minutes (Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin explains the basics in this YouTube talk)
• The evolution of Ethereum (Want to go deeper? This guide from the Ethereum Foundation will take you there.)
• Ethereum whitepaper: A Next-Generation Smart Contract and Decentralized Application Platform (The original 2013 document proposing the world’s first programmable blockchain)
• Beginners Guide to Cryptoassets (Linda Xie’s guide to Monero, Tezos, Zcash, and more)