The Rule Breakers Guide to Cryptocurrencies: What Is Blockchain?

On this week's Rule Breakers podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner takes on a topic that he's never hit before, but that plenty of his listeners want to hear about from him: cryptocurrencies. To answer their questions about bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain technology, and more, he's enlisted the help of Fool analyst Aaron Bush.

In this segment, they cover the most fundamental questions underlying this new medium of exchange. What is blockchain, how does the technology work, and why does it work so well as a cryptocurrency platform?

A full transcript follows the video.

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Source: Fool.com