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Title: [2014-07-04] Crypto crowd Post by: erono on July 04, 2014, 07:23:14 AM http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2014/07/bitcoin-and-startup-financing
TWO words have made the leap from the technology world to become part of the common cultural lexicon in 2014: Kickstarter and Bitcoin. Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform that allows individuals to back projects in return for rewards, has hosted 150,000 prospective products—43% of which have been funded. And even the most technophobic grandparent, including a 64-year-old California resident named Satoshi Nakamoto, now knows of bitcoin, a crypto-currency, even if they cannot explain how it works. |