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Introducing the basics

What are Digital Assets?

Breaking down digital assets into three main categories: Cryptocurrencies, Tokenized Money, and Tokenized Assets.

Welcome to the Academy

Deepen your knowledge of Digital Assets with these eight video lectures.

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Did you know?

The notion of a decentralized and distributed transaction database was initially conceptualized in the early 1980s. It wasn't until a 1991 whitepaper by Stuart Haber and W. Scott Stornetta that the practical implementation of digital documents emerged.

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Satoshi Nakamoto...

Published a paper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" in Oct 2008 on a cryptography mailing list called "The Cryptography Mailing List" hosted by metzdowd.com—laying the groundwork for the decentralized cryptocurrency.

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On May 22, 2010...

An individual from Florida utilized 10,000 bitcoins to purchase a pair of Papa John's pizzas, marking the inaugural instance of using Bitcoin for a product transaction. At that juncture, the bitcoins were valued at approximately $40.

Featured Speakers

The Galaxy team is here to untangle, inform, and guide you on your digital asset journey.

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Steve Kurz

Global Head of Asset Management

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Christine Kim

Vice President, Research

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Alex Thorn

Head of Firmwide Research

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Chris Rhine

Head of Liquid Active Strategies

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Gabe Parker

Research Analyst

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Lucas Tcheyan

Research Associate

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