2013-04-11 CBC The Current: Bitcoins: Bubble or Bank (22min radio segment)

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Interviews with various people including Jeff Berwick and some statist fearmongering English woman.

Bitcoins: Bubble or Bank?

The banking crisis in Cypress has led to a rise in the value of the online currency Bitcoin because it's seen as a safe haven for those wary about banks, but can it be sustained?

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2375415862

[StarfishPrime]

For those not familiar with CBC, it's Canada's public broadcasting corporation with nationwide coverage.

"The Current" is the primetime country-wide morning radio show on CBC-1.

[Stephen Gornick]

For those not familiar with CBC, it's Canada's public broadcasting corporation with nationwide coverage.

"The Current" is the primetime country-wide morning radio show on CBC-1.

Yup, ... the media is pulling out all the stops.

"Russian oligarchs are buying weapons with bitcoins.  It's a very dangerous currency for people to be involved with."