If you’ve ever wondered how Bitcoin actually works—beyond the price charts and celebrity tweets—this one's for you. "Bitcoin mining is like a big guessing game on computers," Holmes explained. "People ...

Emphasize Bitcoin’s value. It lets people send value online without a bank in the middle. Use analogies. “It’s a public ledger anyone can verify,” then stop and see if they have additional questions.

For most of us, bitcoin is more than a little confusing. Does it work like real money? Is it physical or only online? And how do you even use it? Cryptocurrency is still fairly new and still very ...