Cryptocurrencies are 'Inevitable', Says Google's Jared Cohen
Although Google hasn't yet made any moves related to digital currencies, the search giant's Director of Ideas Jared Cohen believes they are here to stay. Speaking at SXSW - the annual interactive conference and festival held in Austin, Texas - Cohen said it is still unclear how digital currencies will develop, as they are a "pretty new space", reports TechCrunch. Jared said the future of digital currencies like bitcoin is clear: "It's very obvious to all of us that cryptocurrencies are inevitable." No plans... yet. While Google's entry into the space would be a watershed moment for digital....
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Google Direct of Ideas Jared Cohen. In an appearance at SXSW yesterday, Google's Director of Ideas issues a statement that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and several altcoins aren't likely to be disappearing soon. "I think it's very obvious to all of us that cryptocurrencies are inevitable", said Cohen during a conversation with Google Chairman Eric Schmidt. While being positive about the value of cryptos, Cohen also claimed that there remains a danger as long as the coins aren't being regulated. "Even though the future of Bitcoin seems to be assured, it's unclear how the technology will....
What does the Director of Ideas at a company at the forefront of technology think about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin? Their inevitability, of course. "I think it's very obvious to all of us that [cryptocurrencies] are inevitable," Jared Cohen of Google was quoted as saying in a conversation with company chairman (and former CEO) Eric Schmidt at SXSW to promote their jointly-authored book The New Digital Age, according to TechCrunch. "There's lots of value to it," he said, and also "there's a danger to it not being regulated." Cohen posed the question: "Is Bitcoin the model, or the master....
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