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Bitcoin is getting real. What now?
Apr 13, 2021
Episode 410

Bitcoin is getting real. What now?

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With crypto going mainstream, there are bound to be winners and losers, says Gil Luria, the director of research at D.A. Davidson.

It’s finally here: the episode to answer all your Bitcoin questions. (Or, possibly, inspire more.)

As we’ve talked a lot about on the show, it’s getting real with Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency appears to be going mainstream, and this week it’s expected to get another boost when Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the country, goes public.

Now, there’s bound to be potential winners and losers with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general, said Gil Luria, the director of research at D.A. Davidson. We’ll dig into it on today’s show, plus Gil answers your questions about Bitcoin mining and the related math problems that are hard to get our heads around.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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