CLASSIC: Cryptocurrency Conspiracies, Part I
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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🗓️ 2 May 2023
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
You've heard of bitcoin before. It's the entirely digital, decentralized currency that supporters tout as the next step in financial evolution -- and critics call a massive scam. But what exactly are cryptocurrencies? How do they work, and why do some people believe they're as much a tool for conspiracy and crime as a tool for trade? In part 1 of this series, the gang invites returning guest Jonathan Strickland to explain the nuts and bolts of bitcoin, along with the advantages and flaws of the system.
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| 0:24.7 | And there were these hints of a much bigger conspiracy. |
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