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Richard M Hopen
Crypto News for Realtors – Issue 13
MAY 1, 2022 | Issue 13 "HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE BEFORE I UNDERSTAND CRYPTO?" I am asked a version of this question at least four times a...
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Crypto News for Realtors – Issue 12
APRIL 24, 2022 | Issue 12 WILL ENERGY MARKET PRICING GO FROM USD TO BTC? Several weeks ago, I wrote about energy companies that have...
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Crypto News for Realtors – Issue 11
APRIL 17, 2022 | Issue 11 TO REPORT OR NOT TO REPORT? For many of you, it's a holiday weekend and I'm expecting that crypto news is...
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Crypto News for Realtors – Issue 10
APRIL 10, 2022 | Issue 10 PREDICTING THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE Certainty. We crave it in our personal lives and professional lives....
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Crypto News for Realtors ⏤ Issue 09
APRIL 03, 2022 | Issue 09 ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY, WHO IS THE BIGGER FOOL – THE FOOLER OR FOOLEE? I couldn't resist sending out an April...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 08
MARCH 27, 2022 | Issue 08 WE'RE NOT HARDWIRED TO THINK LONG TERM, BUT IF WE DO, BIG THINGS CAN HAPPEN This morning, I listened to Tim...
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El Salvador's Legal Currency is Bitcoin
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele led the effort for his country to be the first one in the world to adopt bitcoin as its legal...
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Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake
Proof of Work The Bitcoin blockchain is secure from hackers because of a mechanism referred to as Proof-of-Work. Unlike a traditional...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 07
MARCH 20, 2022 | Issue 07 RESIST THE HYPE AND URGENCY FROM CRYPTO EVANGELISTS For about a year, I've been learning about crypto,...
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When Crypto Stops Feeling Like a New Thing
In the fifteenth century, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. His machine paved the way for book production and for the first...
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Smart Contracts
CRYPTO CLASS - Smart Contracts A smart contract is a computer program that automatically executes a transaction when certain conditions...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 06
MARCH 13, 2022 | Issue 06 ARE YOU FEELING UNSETTLED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE US DOLLAR? I am. The more I read about how the US economic...
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Web 3.0
Before explaining Web 3.0, let's take a quick look at the evolution of the web. Web 1.0 was the internet from 1991 to 2004. Websites were...
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Blockchain
Let’s start with the basics. Spreadsheets like those in Excel or Google Sheets easily store information. You probably keep a spreadsheet...
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The Difference Between Bitcoin and bitcoin
Bitcoin has two meanings. Bitcoin, with a capital B, is a software protocol, or a set of rules. The monetary unit is bitcoin with a...
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Federal Reserve Considering Digital Currency
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies threaten the authority of central banks. Central banks will respond by issuing their own digital...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 05
MARCH 6, 2022 | Issue 05 WHAT'S YOUR VANTAGE POINT? Real estate agents are uniquely situated to see challenges from many perspectives....
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 04
FEBRUARY 27, 2022 | Issue 04 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. PAUSE. READ. Too many agents and friends are repelled by the complexity of crypto. They...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 03
FEBRUARY 20, 2022 | Issue 03 I FEEL CONFLICTED. I NEED YOUR HELP. I've been fascinated with crypto since last March and I can't get...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 02
FEBRUARY 13, 2022 | Issue 02 CNR LAUNCHED LAST WEEK. NOW WHAT ? This was a HUGE week for real estate crypto and I'm excited to share what...
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