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John Gray: Bitcoin's Cyber Freedom

John Gray wonders what the rise of the cyber currency Bitcoin tells us about our human need for freedom and protection.

John Gray wonders what the rise of the cyber currency Bitcoin tells us about our human need for freedom and protection, "The dream of finding some kind of talisman, a benevolent tyrant or a magical new technology, that can shelter us from power and crime and protect us from each other." Producer: Sheila Cook.

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Sun 28 Apr 2013 08:50

A Point Of View: Bitcoin's freedom promise

A Point Of View: Bitcoin's freedom promise

Bitcoin - a currency free of banks - might have a powerful appeal. But John Gray wonders whether it could become a victim of its own success.

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