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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

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Currencies only began in earnest about 2,500 years ago and ever since have been a great enabler of democracy and social mobility, not the other way around. I believe this use of cryptocurrency will develop and flourish long after the dust settles from the hype and crash of cryptocurrencies that we’re experiencing in 2017.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

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That is why I invited the Founder & CEO, Jonah Peretti , to come talk at the 2017 Upfront Summit and make the case himself. Video is the new HTML.” And I have been so fascinated by the emotions that BuzzFeed arouses that I asked Jonah if I could do the interview myself. He thinks the very nature of video is changing.

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