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Bitcoin primer

Bitcoin primer

Source: Chciago Federal Reserve

François R. Velde, senior economist at the Chicago Fed reviews the mechanics of bitcoin and offers some thoughts on its characteristics.

Velde describes bitcoin as a remarkable conceptual and technical achievement, "which may well be used by existing financial institutions (which could issue their own bitcoins) or even by governments themselves".

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