Bitcoin has been in the news recently, though not necessarily for the right reasons. If you haven't heard of Bitcoin, this revolutionary concept is a digital peer-to-peer currency that was developed initially by Satoshi Nakamoto, who may or may not be Japanese; no one seems to know for certain who he is, and his identity is not important. He spelled out the concept in 2008, and the …. It is not controlled by any person or entity . To shutdown bitcoin you would have to …

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Op-Ed: How safe is Bitcoin?