t-Why Bitcoin Matters

How the financial system should work in the Internet era

Keith Bedford | Reuters

MARC ANDREESSEN | DealBook NYTimes

A mysterious new technology emerges, seemingly out of nowhere, but actually the result of two decades of intense research and development by nearly anonymous researchers.

Bitcoin offers a sweeping vista of opportunity to re-imagine how the financial system can and should work in the Internet era, and a catalyst to reshape that system in ways that are more powerful for individuals and businesses alike.

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