Topic: 2013-03-26 - Trace Mayer on BBC Newsnight tonight at 10:30pm London need copy - page 2. (Read 5348 times)
March 26, 2013, 08:03:18 PM
Thanks for the link. It was...alright. They didn't really drive things too hard though.
March 26, 2013, 07:51:38 PM
The way the press (Newsnight in this case) presents Bitcoin continues to be a little bit misleading, a little bit dumb, and almost never involves interviews with anyone who really knows what they're talking about.
Trace Mayer did a really good job, but the other two interviewees were really disappointing. On the plus side, The Guardian posted an ok Bitcoin interview video the other day...
Trace Mayer did a really good job, but the other two interviewees were really disappointing. On the plus side, The Guardian posted an ok Bitcoin interview video the other day...
March 26, 2013, 07:44:30 PM
Bitcoin was discussed on BBC Newsnight - 26/03/2013
I have uploaded it on youtube for people outside the UK to be able to watch
Someone requested that it be recorded and uploaded on this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=159164.20
I cant post there as i am a newbie so could someone else post it for me?
http://youtu.be/aaOsM3RUNG8
I have uploaded it on youtube for people outside the UK to be able to watch
Someone requested that it be recorded and uploaded on this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=159164.20
I cant post there as i am a newbie so could someone else post it for me?
http://youtu.be/aaOsM3RUNG8
March 26, 2013, 07:33:19 PM
Well, that was interesting. First a real hair-raiser on the Cyprus situation, complete with hints at possible contagion, then a soothing presentation on what might be a way out from the banking system - Bitcoin. At least that seemed to be the angle.
Actually it was not a bad interview, they had a sceptic and a long time user. The obvious questions came up, "it fluctuates in value all the time, it's unstable" and the guy rebutted to the
question "Are you bothered by it's valuation in time?" by saying:
"The price is actually irrelevant, to the value it provides in being able to transfer value over distance or over the internet, whether it is a nickle or 10k or 100k USD a coin, you are able to transfer value from point A to point B for little or no fees, for me it's mostly the value transfer utility it adds"
Spot on!
March 26, 2013, 07:23:07 PM
Well, that was interesting. First a real hair-raiser on the Cyprus situation, complete with hints at possible contagion, then a soothing presentation on what might be a way out from the banking system - Bitcoin. At least that seemed to be the angle.
March 26, 2013, 07:23:02 PM
"pizza can be bought with BTCs"
This alone will send the price up a couple hundred.
March 26, 2013, 07:18:40 PM
Great work Trace 
March 26, 2013, 07:11:25 PM
"Various levels of legality".
"trebled in value"
"Bypass banks"
"Stateless, cannot be taxed, frozen or easily traced"
David Birch interviewed
"near anonomity"
"pizza can be bought with BTCs"
"Starting ever so slowly to make it to the high street"
"First stage in virtual monetary evolution (...) new economy needs new kind of currency"
"dark side of BTCs", Silkroad, weapons, hacking
Trace Mayer, Bitcoin investor interviewed right now. He is positive about BTCs.
"trebled in value"
"Bypass banks"
"Stateless, cannot be taxed, frozen or easily traced"
David Birch interviewed
"near anonomity"
"pizza can be bought with BTCs"
"Starting ever so slowly to make it to the high street"
"First stage in virtual monetary evolution (...) new economy needs new kind of currency"
"dark side of BTCs", Silkroad, weapons, hacking
Trace Mayer, Bitcoin investor interviewed right now. He is positive about BTCs.
March 26, 2013, 07:11:13 PM
loving this story, minus the SR bullshit!
March 26, 2013, 07:08:32 PM
So far it's like a commercial! 
March 26, 2013, 07:07:02 PM
Bitcoins mentioned!!
March 26, 2013, 07:05:52 PM
Talking about regulatory uncertainty and economic uncertainty in Cyprus.
March 26, 2013, 07:04:06 PM
They are mostly interviewing angry Cypriots right now. They are reporting on upcoming capital controls/cash controls in Cyprus!!
March 26, 2013, 07:01:42 PM
And they are starting their discussion on BTCs and Cyprus right now! It might be mentioned on the BBC News as well.
March 26, 2013, 06:59:16 PM
March 26, 2013, 06:54:13 PM
They are talking about NHS right now. You have not missed anything yet.
Edit: now they are talking about David Milliband who is leaving British politics to work in America. I actually like that guy more than most European Social Democrats.
Edit: now they are talking about David Milliband who is leaving British politics to work in America. I actually like that guy more than most European Social Democrats.
March 26, 2013, 06:53:50 PM
Streaming link anybody?
edit: Don't know if streaming from BBC2 is legal or not...
edit: Don't know if streaming from BBC2 is legal or not...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rl5n9
not available yet though, the show ends in about 7:20 EST
Anyway, it's not too hard to find a working link using google...
March 26, 2013, 06:53:07 PM
Streaming link anybody?
edit: Don't know if streaming from BBC2 is legal or not...
edit: Don't know if streaming from BBC2 is legal or not...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rl5n9
not available yet though, the show ends in about 7:20 EST
March 26, 2013, 06:52:16 PM
Streaming link anybody?
edit: Don't know if streaming from BBC2 is legal or not...
edit: Don't know if streaming from BBC2 is legal or not...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rl5n9
not available yet though, the show ends in about 7:20 EST
March 26, 2013, 06:51:11 PM
Streaming link anybody?
edit: Don't know if streaming from BBC2 is legal or not...
edit: Don't know if streaming from BBC2 is legal or not...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rl5n9
not available yet though, the show ends in about 7:20 EST
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