Blockchain Basics
This is the term for a digital record of transactions stored across many computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network.
What is a blockchain?
The smallest unit of Bitcoin is called this.
What is a satoshi?
The term for an application built on a decentralized network, often shortened to dApp.
What is a Decentralized Application?
This was the event on November 16th, 2025.
What was BU Blockchain's Beginner Hackathon & Pitchathon 2025
This is the first-ever cryptocurrency.
What is Bitcoin?
This is the chain Pump.fun is built on.
What is Solana?
An NFT is created and added to the blockchain in this process, often requiring a transaction fee, or "gas."
What is Minting?
This is our VP of strategy's full name.
Who is Russ Joarder?
The process of confirming and adding transactions (blocks) to a blockchain is called this.
What is validation?
A digital wallet where you hold your own keys is called this.
What is a self-custody / non-custodial wallet?
This popular NFT project features stylized primates.
What is Bored Ape Yacht Club?
The name of the host for the OnePiece Labs event.
Who is Dafu?
This is another consensus mechanism that is NOT proof-of-work (used by ETH)
What is proof of stake?
The first Bitcoin transaction ever made bought 2 pizzas for this amount of BTC.
What is 10,000 BTC?
A token that is interchangeable with every other token of its kind, like a dollar bill or a single Ethereum coin.
What is a Fungible Token?
Who is Daniel Lung?
In smart contract development, this all-zero address is often used as a dummy placeholder or as the permanent, irreversible destination for "burning" tokens.
What is the zero address (0x0)
Bitcoin’s block reward halves every 4 years in an event called this.
What is the Halving?
This company operates a very prominent stablecoin, USDC, from its HQ in Boston
What is Circle?
This was the year BUB was founded.
When was 2021?