# Introduction ## The State of Crypto Today Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies have come a long way since the introduction of Bitcoin. New cryptocurrencies emerge on a daily basis and with that, an infrastructure of decentralized applications, smart contracts all residing on blockchains alongside legal legislature is propelling the space further into people's day-to-day lives. Everything from your favorite memes, art and more recently real-world assets (RWAs) such as properties are all becoming tokenized. Even governments have started to look into the incorporation of blockchain technologies for items such as land registration, educational credentialing, health care, procurement, food supply chains and identity management ([Lemieux and Dener](/additional-information/sources.md)). With the number of use cases increasing each day as consistent development creates opportunities to utilize this technology within various industries, one thing has remained relatively the same - security. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://gitbook.kbtstandard.org/overview/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.