CNN Money's Pagliery Publishes Bitcoin Book

CNN Money's Pagliery Publishes Bitcoin Book "Bitcoin and the Future of Money"

Although Bitcoin is only a few years old, enough has happened with it that one could write a whole textbook and then some. However, it's difficult to write one, because everything is changing constantly. CNN Money's Jose Pagliery wrote a book on Bitcoin, and it certainly seems thorough. The book's called Bitcoin and the Future of Money. Pagliery gave a speech a few days ago at The Bitcoin Center in New York City about his experiences writing his new book. He covered many interesting topics. In this article we'll also delve into what the book itself covers. Talk at Bitcoin Center. Pagliery....


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