What are Bitcoins?

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What are Bitcoins?

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Jul 4, 2011

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Bitcoin is a digital currency, and it has no backing central bank or government. Instead, this decentralized currency relies on a peer-to-peer network. Join Jonathan and Chris as they take a look at the concept behind Bitcoin. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jul 4, 2011

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