The How and Why of Buying Bitcoin (4/12/18)

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

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.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
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.
Target Audience Note:	9 - 12, Academic/AP
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback pltform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description