Virtually Policy #4: Bitcoin

This episode of Virtually Policy is the second half of atwo-part interview with virtual currency expert Jon Matonis. Jon is editor of The Monetary Future, an economics blog.

In this second part of the interview we look at Bitcoin: what it is, how it works, why government don’t like it and how it might revolutionise the online gaming industry, and how it relates to human rights.

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Guests

External Links

• Jon Matonis
  • The Monetary Future blog
  • Forbes Piece: Virtual Currencies & Roach Motels

• Virtual Currencies mentioned in the podcast:
  • Avination C Dollars (C$)
  • Bitcoin
  • Facebook Credits
  • Linden Lab’s Second Life and the Linden Dollar (L$)
  • Open Metaverse Currency (OMC)
• Edward Castronova’s Terranova blog post on Bitcoin
• See also
  • Ren Reynolds’s Terranova blog post on Bitcoin
  • Other Virtual Currencies
    • Hub Culture’s Ven (eco currency)
    • The Terra: Trade Reference Currency (TRC)
  • Local Currencies
    • Bay Bucks
    • Brixton Pound
    • Cascadia Hour Exchange
  • Time Banks

Podcast music: “For the Horde” kindly provided by 100 Robots.