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Seemingly become ubiquitous, at least shoot up in value. >> well, the thing is, bitcoin has been around for a longime. it was invented in 2007-2008 in some white papers. and in 2009 it started trading. not many people knew about it, and it was almost worthless for white a long time. around 2011, 2012, it started taking off. in 2013, it hit a record peak, and cnn was reporting about it when it hit near $1200 per bitcoin in 2013. it then took a bit of a dive, but the technology has caught up. and enough people now know about it and understand and trust the underlying technology called block cha...

Currency valued at almost 238 u.s. dollars per bitcoin. the decision by the new york stock exchange to add that index is a powerful endorsement of this new digital currency. it's used in gaming and to buy goods, it's also become a key tool for digital criminals involved in online drug deals and murder for hire plots. bitcoin may be here to stay. the majority of americans still don't know what it is. should be listening to our next guest. we're very happy to have "new york times" reporter nathaniel popper, author of the new book "digital gold the bitcoin and the inside story of the misfits and ...