Here come the geeks, and this time they're rich
Bitcoin is due to change the face of finance, but could have interesting social effects too, according to a leading security researcher. Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, believes Bitcoin could have a major impact beyond online payments. He said: "I first heard about Bitcoin in 2009 and thought it was very interesting and invented by a genius. I first thought it was a huge waste of computing power but them realised that the system was doing something useful - tracking transactions. I'm not sure that Bitcoin will be the breakthrough digital currency, but it will be....
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But there are other concerns plaguing China as well. The local housing market is showing signs of a bubble waiting to burst. China has always been a driving force of Bitcoin investment and price speculation. By the look of things, that trend will only intensify over the next few decades. Recent polling shows over six in ten rich Chinese people plan to invest abroad. While there will be a large focus on real estate properties, alternative financial solutions may gain more traction as well It was only a matter of time until rich Chinese investors decided to look elsewhere for their fortune.....