Bitcoin Is Ushering In a New Monetary Era – Here’s Why (+2K Views)

What currency is feared by the European Central Bank as a threat to fiat monetary institutions?  What currency is cash-like, but digitally transmittable allowing for ultimate anonymity and global mobility? What digital currency is up over 2,200% over the last year? The answer?  Bitcoin.

So says the introduction to a Visual Capitalist infographic* originally entitled The Encrytion Standard: How The Largest Digital Currency Is Ushering In a New Monetary Era.

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*http://www.visualcapitalist.com/bitcoin-the-encryption-standard

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