Ladies and gentlemen, we invite you to meet the press.

Meet the press.

Meet the press.

Welcome to 1947, the Meet the Press podcast, Bitcoin,

Blockchain, cryptocurrency.

If you ever wondered how the whole new world of high tech

state less currency works, we're going to try to break it

down for you.

I hear the words blockchain thrown around so much

that I've wanted to understand it better, and the more

I dive into it, the less I understand.

So my guest today is Paul Vina.

He's the co-author of a new book called The Truth Machine,

The Blockchain, and the Future of Everything.

So if anybody understands the definition of blockchain

and what it means for laymen's, because even the layman's

explanation needs a layman's explanation,

Paul's the guy.

Paul's a reporter for the Wall Street Journal,

and he is where he covers technology and finance.

And essentially, he's become the cryptocurrency guy

for the journal.

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