PBS NewsHour. The how and why of buying bitcoin /
The basic idea of bitcoin is simple: Instead of a financial institution holding a bank ledger, a chain of computers linked through the internet are all using the same software to record and verify every transaction. But how can a cryptocurrency be worth anything in the first place? Economics corresp...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Arlington, VA :
NewsHour Productions LLC,
2018.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Summary: | The basic idea of bitcoin is simple: Instead of a financial institution holding a bank ledger, a chain of computers linked through the internet are all using the same software to record and verify every transaction. But how can a cryptocurrency be worth anything in the first place? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 13, 2018). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (8 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:07:50 |