Peter Thiel: We got our start in something really simple, which was, you know, when you send a Bitcoin transaction other than logging into your computer. And so without just putting this on a database and make it a search engine and then it will update in real time, which is so cool. If you go to Peter's site to actually go to blockchain.info, you can watch in real time all of these transactions happening just streaming. He says the product insight was that people wanted the convenience of an e-wallet like PayPal, right? But they wanted the security of holding their own key because the whole point of cryptocurrency is that you get to hold your own money, you get to
We hear words like “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain” and “Bitcoin” and we know they’re supposedly the Next Big Thing. But what do they really mean? How are they relevant to us as business leaders?
Today’s guest, Peter Smith, the CEO and Founder of Blockchain, Inc., walks us through this brave new world of digital finance in a way we can actually understand.
Listen to this episode and you’ll have a practical understanding of digital currency and what next steps you can take if you’re ready to dig in more.
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