Finney Vol. 1 - Immutable Journey - Flipbook - Page 8
As familiar space gave way to unfamiliar
star systems, Finney grew more and more
excited to reach his destination. “That’s
it!” he exclaimed when a tiny blue dot
finally appeared on his viewing screen.
As his ship’s instruments blinked and
made small noises, Finney looked upon
Earth for the first time in wonder.
Here was the planet that he’d come so
far to see. Finney knew it held important
secrets about cryptocurrencies and
blockchain technology. Determined to
uncover those secrets, he maneuvered
the ship into orbit. Then, after monitoring
communications on the planet, Finney
picked out a landing spot.
With plenty of time during his ship’s
automated landing sequence, Finney
considered what little he knew about
crypto. Looking out at the stars, he
recalled that crypto was secure. It was
guarded by special codes called private
keys. These private keys were unique and
impossibly difficult to guess. Guessing a
private key would be unlikely even with
one guess for every star in the sky.
Along with security, Finney knew crypto
relied on blockchain immutability. He
knew that blockchain record keeping
was a shared public process. And that
anyone could access data from public
blockchains. Finney knew these things,
but he wasn’t really sure what they meant.
As the landing sequence proceeded,
Finney thought about all he hoped to
learn on Earth. From cryptography to
consensus algorithms, he wanted to know
it all. Could blockchain clean up supply
chains? Could cryptocurrencies someday
supplant banking cartels? Could NFTs
change the world? Finney didn’t know,
but he’d soon find out.
a missed call from his girlfriend Snap and
smiled. Snap said she supported Finney’s
expedition but was calling constantly.
Finney didn’t mind. He thought it was
cute. “Soon I’ll have great things to tell
you about crypto,” he said as the ship
settled on solid ground.
Before disembarking, Finney carefully
inspected the inside of his spaceship and
made some minor repairs. He thought
again about calling Snap, but decided to
wait until he had more to say. She was
as eager to learn about crypto as he
was, and wouldn’t mind waiting a little
longer for the information.
There was a hiss and a thud as the door
to Finney’s ship opened, giving him
his first direct look at this new planet’s
surface. He’d landed on an uninhabited
hill overlooking the outskirts of a major
city. Stepping out of his ship to feel solid
ground underfoot, Finney admired the
deep blue sky and wispy clouds overhead.
A flock of birds flew by and filled him
with wonder. “What an amazing place!”
he said.
Of course Earth was an amazing place.
It was ground zero for the crypto
revolution Finney had traveled so far to
see. After closing up his ship behind him,
he looked toward the city center, eager
to commence learning. As Finney did so,
he recalled the most compelling thing he
already knew about crypto. “Crypto is
about freedom,” he said. “And now I’m
in the right place to find that freedom
for myself.”
As his spacecraft landed, Finney noticed
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