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The VICE Podcast - Professor Bitcoin

Jerry Brito is a senior research fellow at George Mason University in Virginia and one of the world's leading Bitcoin experts. This week on the podcast, Jerry was kind enough to explain exactly how the decentralized digital currency works.

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This week on the VICE Podcast, Reihan Salam sits down with Jerry Brito, one of the leading experts on Bitcoin. Jerry is a senior research fellow at George Mason University's Mercatus Center and director of its Technology Policy Program. His research focuses on internet policy, copyright, and the regulatory process. Jerry was kind enough to walk us through the world of Bitcoin, the first decentralized digital currency that now has a few imitators.