E-video
The How and Why of Buying Bitcoin (4/12/18) / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
The basic idea of bitcoin is simple: instead of a financial institution holding a bank ledger, a chain of computers linked through the internet are all using the same software to record and verify every transaction. But how can a cryptocurrency be worth anything in the first place? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (7 min., 50 sec)) : sound, color.
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, [2018]
- Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Multi-User. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 13, 2018. Originally released by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, 2018. CatMonthString:november.18 |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The How and Why of Buying Bitcoin (4/12/18) (7:50); |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access requires authentication through Films On Demand. Access requires authentication through Films On Demand. |
| Target Audience Note: | 9 - 12, Academic/AP |
| System Details Note: | Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback pltform. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
| Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's description |
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| Subject: | Technological innovations > History. Technological innovations. Technology. Economics. Macroeconomics. |
| Genre: | Streaming videos. Internet videos. |
| Topic Heading: | Films on Demand > Business and Economics Collection |
Summary:
The basic idea of bitcoin is simple: instead of a financial institution holding a bank ledger, a chain of computers linked through the internet are all using the same software to record and verify every transaction. But how can a cryptocurrency be worth anything in the first place? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
