Track(s):
Digital Currency for Social Impact: if you Think Bitcoin is just about Money, You've got It all Wrong.
Brian Forde, former White House Senior Advisor and current Director of Digital Currency at the MIT Media Lab dispels the biggest misnomers about digital currencies like bitcoin, and shows how entrepreneurs, non-profits and governments can use the next global platform for trust and transactions to achieve a greater social impact.
Speakers: Brian Forde
Festival: 2015
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