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Researcher at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley and the University of California San Diego, focusing on network security

FROM Nicholas Weaver

Is the Bitcoin a Boom or a Bubble?

Is the Bitcoin a Boom or a Bubble? The price of a Bitcoin has jumped from $13 at the start of this year to more than a thousand, and it's still rising. Congress and federal regulators are beginning to pay attention. There already are Bitcoin millionaires — and Bitcoin criminals -- even though most people don't understand what a Bitcoin is.

35 min, 13 sec Dec 04, 2013

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