[2016-02-29] ET: Bitcoin is gold 2.0, can transform remittances: Brock Pierce

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Bitcoin is gold 2.0, can transform remittances: Brock Pierce

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/bitcoin-is-gold-2-0-can-transform-remittances-brock-pierce/articleshow/51183868.cms

Bitcoins could transform the remittances business in the country and the digital currency could gain increasing acceptance in India, given its gold-like attributes, the chairman of the global Bitcoin Foundation told ET.

The Bitcoin Foundation was started in 2012 to standardise, promote and protect the use of Bitcoins. The foundation lobbies, organises conferences and provides technical support for the digital currency.