Why is blockchain now getting so much buzz? In a word, Bitcoin. Bitcoin is the wildly hyped cryptocurrency, a method of transacting payments over an open network using digital bits and encryption. It was the first ever decentralized one when it was created in 2009.
Irvine (local /ÉrvÉn/ and /ÉrvaÉªn/) is a home rule-class city in Estill County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. Its population was 2,715 at the time of the 2010 census. It is located on the Kentucky River at the junction of Kentucky Route 52 and Kentucky Route 89. Irvine annually hosts the Mountain Mushroom Festival on the last weekend of April. Irvine and nearby Ravenna are known within Estill County as the Twin Cities.
In May 2015, the City of Irvine had a population of more than 250,000, making it one of the top 75 or 80 most populous cities in America. Its total area has grown to 66 square miles. At build-out, sometime after 2035, the City is expected to have about 318,000 residents.