Hewlett Packard Shows Interest In Bitcoin

Hewlett Packard Shows Interest In Bitcoin

It seems the company Hewlett-Packard (HP), is showing strong interest in Bitcoin and the technology behind it. The company tweeted out a HP blog article saying “ With Bitcoin, the contract is the entire transaction. Period.” The tweet leads to a written blogpost called “The Technology Behind Bitcoin Could Replace Lawyers, Too.” with a great deal of....


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