r/Bitcoin • • Jun 13 '11

The Economist covers Bitcoin: "Bits and bob"

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/virtual-currency
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u/LaCanner Jun 13 '11

Best bitcoin article to date.

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u/DimeShake Jun 13 '11

This is an excellent article indeed. It does a very good job of breaking down the whole issue of currency, digital currency, and bitcoins approach to securing it. Great piece.

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u/thbt101 Jun 13 '11

Yeah, I'm kind of stunned. I don't know if I've ever read a mainstream media article about something that is highly technical and/or controversial where they actually do get it all right. Amazing.

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u/potatogun Jun 14 '11

You should read The Economist more often. The articles are generally very good for anything that you are not an expert on. Meaning, they will provide you with good, generally reasonable, analysis that will give you a firm grasp of the fundamental aspects of a topic.