Gavin Andresen on BitCoin and Virtual Currency
Gavin Andresen on BitCoin and Virtual Currency  
Podcast: EconTalk
Published On: Mon Apr 04 2011
Description: Gavin Andresen, Principal of the BitCoin Virtual Currency Project, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about BitCoin, an innovative attempt to create a decentralized electronic currency. Andresen explains the origins of BitCoin, how new currency gets created, how you can acquire BitCoins and the prospects for BitCoin's future. Can it compete with government-sanctioned money? How can users trust it? What threatens BitCoin and how might it thrive?