>1. what is blockchain
A textual log file distributed over many machines.
>2. what is cryptocurrency
Theoretical currency based upon the work it takes to find the next large prime number.
>3. what is crypto mining
A scam based upon utilizing series of computers to find the next prime number when in fact it is a mathematical formula. If you don't know the formula then you must rent thousands of computers on the cloud, which costs real money, to figure it out. Awards are paid out when #s are found.
>4. how do crypts and chains lead to limitless freedom
Yes for the scammers.
How do I know this. I invented the mathematical formula for figuring out all prime numbers which was stolen from me by the DS listening over my set top cable box. They just applied it to a distributed log (look at Samza database inverse to see how that began)