“Where bitcoin pioneered four new technologies, proving that a distributed currency could work at scale, it has now spawned a growing ecosystem of rapid innovation that is re-combining these core inventions. The distributed blockchain, consensus through proof-of-work/stake, and P2P networking will continue to evolve and astound us long after crypto-currencies become accepted and mainstream.”
http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/06/the-crypto-currency-ecosystem.html
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