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Module 6 of 6 · Context

Blockchain and society

Technology does not exist in a vacuum. The last module looks at how blockchain ideas meet money, law and everyday life — and where their limits are.

Lessons in this module

  1. 6.1 Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies

    10 min · Beginner+

    Lesson 6.1: what stablecoins are and how they try to stay stable, what CBDCs are, and how the two concepts differ.

  2. 6.2 Rules and regulation

    11 min · Beginner+

    Lesson 6.2: an overview of how crypto-assets are regulated — MiCA in the EU, anti-money-laundering rules and the travel rule — in plain English.

  3. 6.3 Limits and trade-offs

    11 min · Beginner+

    Lesson 6.3: the blockchain trilemma, energy use, privacy on public ledgers and when a simple database is the better tool.