Nov 28 Why a Nobel laureate in economics thinks bitcoin is toast By Paul Solman The price of bitcoin has slowly gained back up some of its value after a precipitous drop this month. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 25:03 September 15, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, September 15, dangerous flooding and record rains pummel the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Florence slows, and the cost of subsidizing home insurance along the flood-prone coast. Also, a startup will try using blockchain technology to… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 8:12 Can blockchain help fill journalism’s funding gaps? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo The New York-based startup Civil launched last year with the goal of using blockchain -- the same technology that powers the cryptocurrency Bitcoin -- to help to build a network of independent news organizations with a sustainable business model. Civil… Continue watching
Aug 05 What is a blockchain token? By Stephen McKeon, The Conversation People are just becoming acquainted with the idea of digital money in the form of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, where transactions are recorded on a secure distributed database called a blockchain. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 9:07 Cheap power drew bitcoin miners to this small city. Then came the backlash By Paul Solman Plattsburgh, New York, doesn't look like ground zero for a gold rush. But cryptocurrency prospectors have installed thousands of energy-gobbling mining machines while taking advantage of dirt-cheap electric rates. And the invasion has some locals up in arms, while offering… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 7:09 The bubble dynamics of bitcoin By Paul Solman Can bitcoin be a currency if you never know its value? Living outside the traditional banking network by design, its fluctuating value makes it too cumbersome for petty transactions. Yet despite the hurdles, bitcoin and its underlying technology is seen… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 9:09 The how and why of buying bitcoin By Paul Solman 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… Continue watching
Apr 12 This is how Bitcoin works By Paul Solman Bitcoin was released nearly a decade ago, but many consumers still don't know much about how it works. Continue reading
Mar 03 Column: Is the boom of bitcoin a bubble that’s about to burst? By Vikram Mansharamani The rapidly rising price of bitcoin is leading many to question if the digital currency’s boom is about to bust. Continue reading