(Asia) The future of digital currencies will be determined in Asia (East Asia Forum)

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Next time you’re eating a pizza, spare a thought for Laszlo Hanyecz. Back in 2010, the Florida resident bought two pizzas for about US$20. The problem? He used bitcoin to pay for them — 10,000 bitcoin to be exact. Had he saved those bitcoin instead of spending them on pizza, they would be worth more than US$580 million today. It’s not all bad news. Laszlo goes down in history as the first person to use bitcoin in a commercial transaction. His toddler enjoyed the pizza, too.

The future of digital currencies will be determined in Asia

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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