Oct 10 What can Bitcoin buy? No more heroin, but baklava and a dinner date What can bitcoins get you and how do you make purchases with them? They may be a safer payment option than credit cards, suggests Marc Hochstein, and you don't even need to own them to transact with them, explains Stephen… Continue reading
Oct 10 What Can Bitcoin Buy? No More Heroin, but Baklava and a Dinner Date By Marc Hochstein and Stephen Pair What can Bitcoins get you and how do you make purchases with them? Photo courtesy of Flickr user Rene Walter. Continuing our series of interviews about Bitcoin, which we explored in last week's… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch Janet Yellen nominated to succeed Bernanke as Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen nominated to succeed Bernanke as Federal Reserve chair… Continue watching
Oct 09 A Bitcoin evangelist on the virtues of cryptocurrency As part of our series of conversations on Bitcoin, Jonathan Mohan explains that even if Bitcoin fails, cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Photo courtesy of Flickr user BTC Keychain. Continue reading
Oct 09 A Bitcoin Evangelist on the Virtues of Cryptocurrency By Jonathan Mohan Making Sen$e recently examined Bitcoin and the rise of its mainstream appeal. Paul Solman: Our Bitcoin story on the NewsHour is proving so popular that we've decided to post longer excerpts of our main interviews. Earlier… Continue reading
Oct 09 IMF projects slowed growth for global economy photo by International Monetary Fund/Flickr Creative Commons The International Monetary Fund's latest projections for the global economy expects a 2.9 percent growth this year, a drop from the 3.2 percent the organization estimated in July. The 2014… Continue reading
Oct 09 Japan and China have 2.4 trillion reasons to be worried about the debt ceiling debate Together, China and Japan hold more than $2.4 trillion in U.S. debt--easily the largest credit card bill in world history (and second only to the debt obligations held by the Federal Reserve). And the two nations want to… Continue reading
Oct 09 The mathematician’s defense of Bitcoin: It’s just another option Our Making Sen$e broadcast on the rise of Bitcoin didn't have time to explore every angle. In this transcript of our conversation with Bitcoin Education Project's Charles Hoskinson, he explains why Bitcoin is just another, albeit special, payment option. Continue reading
Oct 09 The Mathematician’s Defense of Bitcoin: It’s Just Another Option Making Sen$e recently examined Bitcoin and the rise of its mainstream appeal. Paul Solman: A fascinating thread of critical comments in response to our Bitcoin story last week prompts this and a series of follow-up posts, including several… Continue reading
Oct 08 #YellenIsIn BREAKING: Obama to nominate Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen to replace Bernanke as chairman of central bank.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 8, 2013… Continue reading