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Bitcoin: the virtual currency built on math, hope, and hype

2013-12-18 17:59:25| InfoWorld: Top News

The ascent this year of bitcoin, a virtual currency forged through hardcore mathematics and buoyed by promises of financial liberation from banks, has been nothing short of mesmerizing. It is being increasingly embraced as a viable means of exchange and a valuable investment, free from meddling by central banks and what some view as untrustworthy financial systems.

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