If you’ve ever held a coin and thought, 'wait, what is crypto currency based on?', you’re in good company. Under the hood it’s blockchain and cryptography. We’ll dig into the hype, the market rules, and why your cousin won’t stop smirking about his portfolio.

I went down the rabbit hole of how do you create your own cryptocurrency so you don’t have to. We cover token-making on an existing chain, tweaking Litecoin’s guts, or coding from scratch in Python. Pick your flavor.