CNN’s Morgan Spurlock ‘Survives on Bitcoin’ for a Week

[cxz]

yeah can someone upload a recording. i missed it 

[Morecoin Freeman]

This show was great for newcomers. I'll watch it again with my family tomorrow.

[cxz]

anyone got a link for this? do you guys have on demand is the usa?

[ChuckBuck]

Not bad, thought it was a good, watered down version of what Bitcoin's all about, for the common viewer to understand.

Without going in depth into spoiler territory for those that didn't see it, wish he'd have shown Andreas much longer than the screen time he got.

Overall, a very positive overall impression, and Morgan did a real good job.  Not quite as in depth as "The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin" was, but for an hour on network television on CNN of all networks, I thought Bitcoin was portrayed pretty fairly.

[Chef Ramsay]

I'm pretty sure this was one Morgan show exchanged for another in hopes of rebuilding some viewership to CNN (look up the last morgan pierce). This guy (Morgan Spurlock) did a pretty good job and I'm sure CNN took notice of their extra viewers on board tonight. However, during the segment it was shown during the transactions that the BTC price was ~$634ish during the programming element so anyone that checks the price out now is gonna LOL, that was a prob. Andreas got about a minute of face time to work his magic, unfortunately, but was quite good as normal. It was Mt. Gox heavy and ended w/ Sen Manchin's bs about Bitcoin and the unregulated environment surrounding it suggesting that the average person could be wiped out but was open to regulation to keep things legit. However, I've never seen an hour program on network news (albeit a lower viewed show) showcasing Bitcoin for this long.

[mercistheman]

Excellent show so far!!

Any place online to watch?

Here - http://www.playlivenew.com/2010/08/watch-cnn-news-live/

Use this link again at midnight EST

[Bobsurplus]

http://www.hulkuss.com/cnn-news-live-streaming/

Re run is on now!

[Mickeyb]

Anywhere we can see a recording, please send link! Thanks

[trizma]

great documentary...  

More info on this link

[chek2fire]

Here is a youtube link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLxhI81Flvk

[scott btc]

Here is a youtube link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLxhI81Flvk

thank you!
i would guess its more positive than negative.

[chek2fire]

is not working anymore

[ChuckBuck]

is not working anymore

Here you go!  New Youtube link for Morgan Spurlock Inside Man:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6FU-VTMt3Y

[MakingMoneyHoney]

is not working anymore

Here you go!  New Youtube link for Morgan Spurlock Inside Man:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6FU-VTMt3Y

Thanks. It's nice to know there's still a working youtube video.

[allthingsluxury]

easy to do .. i've been surviving on bitcoin for years. Haven't had a bank account since 2010!

If that is the case, that is quite impressive! Kudos to you!

[thejaytiesto]

I can confirm that his is a hit with bitcoin plebs. My friends whose are clueless about bitcoin enjoyed it and got interested. They want me to send them bitcoins for free now tho lol.

[MakingMoneyHoney]

I can confirm that his is a hit with bitcoin plebs. My friends whose are clueless about bitcoin enjoyed it and got interested. They want me to send them bitcoins for free now tho lol.

Lol. Tell them to keep a lookout for contests and such if they just want free BTC. CryptoInfinity is going to be holding a March Madness Tournement, giving away free Bitcoin to the top 3 scorers if they're into Basketball.

https://cryptoinfinity.com/showthread.php?tid=1190

I'm hoping to get some basketball fans into Bitcoin, just because they can get a prize. Hopefully this will be the year a TON of people learn about Bitcoin and what it is, instead of just associating it with crime like Silk Road or Mt Gox.

[ChuckBuck]

I can confirm that his is a hit with bitcoin plebs. My friends whose are clueless about bitcoin enjoyed it and got interested. They want me to send them bitcoins for free now tho lol.

Sure, send them a few cents using Changetip on Facebook:

https://www.changetip.com/

Great way to get them started...

[Hazir]

easy to do .. i've been surviving on bitcoin for years. Haven't had a bank account since 2010!

If that is the case, that is quite impressive! Kudos to you!

I can hardly imagine that. From my experience living only with BTC alone is impossible at this point. And of course a huge difference is your whereabouts. Maybe in some higher developed countries it will be possible but I am from EU and I could not do it here for sure. I need to convert BTC to standard currency to be able use it in most cases.

[ChuckBuck]

easy to do .. i've been surviving on bitcoin for years. Haven't had a bank account since 2010!

If that is the case, that is quite impressive! Kudos to you!

I can hardly imagine that. From my experience living only with BTC alone is impossible at this point. And of course a huge difference is your whereabouts. Maybe in some higher developed countries it will be possible but I am from EU and I could not do it here for sure. I need to convert BTC to standard currency to be able use it in most cases.

It is possible for you in the EU:

https://xapo.com/wallet/

With a Xapo Debit card you can swipe just like you do your regular credit or bank debit card.