For years, futurists and developers sought to create a truly digital currency. Finally, in 2009, they succeeded, with bitcoin. Their secret? The blockchain. Now, the very institutions bitcoin sought to sidestep or overturn — governments and big banks — are coopting that technology.
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Trust Disrupted is based on the book Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper. Produced by Stateless Media, it is an exclusive TechCrunch series that offers an in-depth look into the how and why of bitcoin.
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