The Bitcoin Mag | 15 followers on LinkedIn. Bitcoin has given birth to a plethora of new online phenomena which go beyond a new lense through which to view FinTech. Cryptocurrencies alone have provided, at least, a new paradigm of investment, currency exchange and startup funding, and at most a challenge to the assumptions on which central banks operate. Blockchain goes further, beyond finance, opening a new avenue through which to explore the store and transfer of information of all types.