Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson CEO Sees A Bitcoin Micropayment Disruption Coming
Walter Isaacson. Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute, recently published an article on LinkedIn called Big Idea 2015: The Coming Micropayment Disruption. Isaacson envisions the current barriers to microtransactions being broken down by Bitcoin and similar innovations. What makes his piece interesting is that it hits on the points many in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency communities have known for a long time. No burdensome credit card fees and hurdles to making small impulse purchases difficult and costly. Bitcoin microtransactions can also help the publishing industry. Also read:....
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