you guys, I don't want to be a dick and post a link to LMGTFY but Fred Wilson is a BTC friendly venture capitalist. A venture capitalist is someone who invents money in start ups.
"One of the first outspeakers, Fred Wilson, a prominent venture capital figure, noted bitcoin as the next big thing on the internet, according to a wildly popular Wired.com article, illustrating the rise and so called article-publication-time fall of Bitcoin itself."
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http://technikals.com/bitcoin-receives-venture-capital-attention-indirectly-through-coinbase/706TECH Venure Capitolists are closely watched by the media so Fred Wilson action's mean:
1. He believe's a bitcoin buisness will eventualy make him money.
2. He will bring more main stream media attention to the bitcoin economy.
These are other names you should know.
"Paul Graham is currently the third major technology investor to show support for Bitcoin. The first was Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, and the second major investor was Tim Draper."
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http://btcwallet.tumblr.com/post/26255091414/ycombinator-funding-a-bitcoin-startup-coinbase-theHope that helps.