Bitcoin BasicsThe Lisa Show • Season 1, Episode 306, Segment 2
Nov 21, 2019 • 16m
There’s a nebulous new force creeping into the edges of the American economy. In 2009, an anonymous person online found something fascinating: virtual gold in an online resource called Bitcoin. This faceless programmer created a system where online mathematicians can “mine” for this gold, and then use it as money. Money that isn’t regulated by the government. Sounds a little complex doesn’t it? Luckily, with us is Thomas Flake, an economist and founder of a Bitcoin operating business.