
“The long sweep of financial history tells us that many extremely valuable innovations were initially viewed with suspicion. But without them, we’d still be bartering. Bitcoins may well be one of the truly major financial innovations that brings the world together and forces long-needed fiscal and financial reform. Let’s give it a chance.”
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/12/its-no-bubble-why-we-should-al.html
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