[2016-07-22] ToI: Bitcoin exchange Coinbase offers digital currency to consumers

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Bitcoin exchange Coinbase offers digital currency to consumers

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Bitcoin-exchange-Coinbase-offers-digital-currency-to-consumers/articleshow/53334948.cms

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase said on Thursday it is now offering the ether digital currency to consumers.

Ether is the digital currency for the Ethereum platform, a blockchain , or public database that can be used by consumers or corporations without the need for control by intermediaries. Ethereum, which uses ether to execute peer-to-peer contracts automatically, was co-founded and invented by 22-year old Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin.