Bitcoin's First Appearances On Mainstream Media
CCN took some time to compile a list of the original appearances of Bitcoin on mainstream media television. There is this PC World report, which features a video, and got a response from Satoshi Nakamoto: It would have been nice to get this attention in any other context. WikiLeaks has kicked the hornet's nest, and the swarm is headed towards us. -Satoshi Nakamoto, 12/11/2010. Enjoy: May 6, 2011 - Horizont ČT24. I only understood Bitcoin and Satoshi Nakamoto. June 2011 - ABC. "Lsd, cocaine and ecstasy," starts this segment. Sound like fun? During the time this segment aired, business was....
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