Live Free or Mine: How Libertarians Fell in Love with Bitcoin
"I knew that online digital cash was a great thing for libertarianism from the moment I heard of it... So, as soon as bitcoin came along I thought, 'Oh my god here it is, it's finally happening!'" In a Skype call from Tokyo, investor Roger Ver is explaining what first drew him to bitcoin, and his well-documented passion for the digital currency network is evident and infectious. "I think it's [a chance] for the individual to be in complete control of his or her funds," he adds. Having been a prominent early investor in bitcoin startups, Ver is now putting most of his....
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