Feb 9, 2021

No digital currency or electronic cash system has prevailed as Bitcoin has.

Video transcript

No digital currency or electronic cash system has prevailed as Bitcoin has. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Paul Vigna suggests that Bitcoin, which was invented in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, took off due to the timing of when it was released and the environment into which it was released.

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