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APRIL 4, 2011

Andresen on BitCoin and Virtual Currency

Gavin Andresen
Hosted by Russ Roberts

Gavin Andresen, Principal of the BitCoin Virtual Currency Project, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about BitCoin, an innovative attempt to create a decentralized electronic currency. Andresen explains the origins of BitCoin, how new currency gets created, how you can acquire BitCoins and the prospects for BitCoin's future. Can it compete with government-sanctioned money? How can users trust it? What threatens BitCoin and how might it thrive?

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CATEGORIES: Entrepreneurship , Gavin Andresen , Marketing, Management, Strategy, and Leadership , Money, Banking, Monetary Policy

   
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