CNBC Explores Bitcoin
CNBC.com has released their digital documentary "The Bitcoin Uprising" this morning. The documentary follows cnbc.com reporter Mary Thompson into the world of bitcoin, from home-based mining operations to the deep web. Thompson and one of her producers, Karina Frayter, decided to create this piece after realizing that a 1-minute 'hit' (or story) on the....
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Perhaps the surname Winklevoss sounds familiar to you. Maybe even the Winklevoss twins is more familiar. They're the duo that sued Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly ripping off their 'ConnectU' social network at Harvard. Well, they're avid Bitcoin investors and see it's promising much like you may. They appeared this morning on CNBC to discuss bitcoin, which is something you may find interesting. The report describes bitcoin as Gold 2.0. Very interesting stuff, indeed. [via CNBC]