Bitcoin Has the Power to Transform Digital Media Forever
Michael Jackson is a software engineer, entrepreneur and venture capital investor at Mangrove Capital Partners. He is also the former COO of Skype. It is little wonder that many perceive bitcoin as a commodity rather than a method of exchange. Extensive media coverage of the digital currency's price fluctuations has driven enormous speculative interest. While it has enjoyed relative stability over recent weeks, it remains inherently unstable and vulnerable to speculation. If this can be addressed, however, it may well turn out to be one of the most transformative technologies we've seen in....
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