Podcasts Technology Congress Hears Tech Policy Debates The Third Era of Currency: How the Internet, Mathematics, & Bitcoin are Innovating Money

The Third Era of Currency: How the Internet, Mathematics, & Bitcoin are Innovating Money

Published: Sept. 18, 2015, 6:34 p.m.

b"Date: Friday, September 18\\n\\nDetails:\\n\\nFrom sheckels to silver dollars, the medium with which we exchange for goods and services has always been indicative of the times. Today we explore the next era of currency, one backed by mathematics, powered by the Internet, driven by the market and delivered by the innovative open source protocol known as Bitcoin. Experts will discuss the social and economic benefits as well as the challenges in reinventing currency. The panel will explore how the Internet is disrupting everything including money.\\n\\nSpeakers:\\xa0\\n\\n\\tPerianne Boring, Founder & President, Chamber of Digital Commerce (Bio)\\nJoseph Colangelo, Executive Director, Consumers' Research (Bio)\\n\\tJinyoung Englund, Digital Currency Council (Bio)\\nAndrea Peterson, Reporter, Washington Post, moderator (Bio)"