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The Bubble Dynamics of Bitcoin (4/26/18) / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.

Infobase, (film distributor.). MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Can bitcoin be a currency if you never know its value? Living outside the traditional banking network by design, its fluctuating value makes it too cumbersome for petty transactions. Yet despite the hurdles, bitcoin and its underlying technology is seen as a kind of "digital gold." Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (5 min., 56 sec)) : sound, color.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, [2018]
  • Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, 2018.
CatMonthString:november.18
Multi-User.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 13, 2018.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Bubble Dynamics of Bitcoin (4/26/18) (5:56);
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
Subject: Business.
Electronic commerce.
Economics.
Technology.
Genre: Streaming videos.
Internet videos.
Topic Heading: Films on Demand > Business and Economics Collection

Summary: Can bitcoin be a currency if you never know its value? Living outside the traditional banking network by design, its fluctuating value makes it too cumbersome for petty transactions. Yet despite the hurdles, bitcoin and its underlying technology is seen as a kind of "digital gold." Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

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