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Analysis Of The Book ' The Crypto Currency '

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In the story of Robin Hood, Robin Hood was a “criminal” who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. In many people’s eyes, he was seen as a hero, while the king and royalty saw him as a thief. Well it is not too far off of what Satoshi Nakamoto did. In the article “The Crypto-Currency” written by Joshua Davis, Nakamoto created a currency system called the bitcoin. The bitcoin deals only with electronic transactions of cash. It is essentially online cash. The bitcoin is not to be confused with a credit card. With a credit card, the transaction goes through a bank, with interest and the bank then pays off with their cash. The bitcoin is cash, which is online, so there is no middle man such as going through banks or the government. It …show more content…

This trust was lost in the year 1971 when Richard Nixon took the US currency off the gold standard. That means that the dollar was backed up my only trust, not gold. In the article, the author talked about reserving a hotel room using bitcoin. Once arrived, the hotel owner was showed much enthusiasm with the purchase. The owner, Jefferson Kim, discussed how “he liked that the currency was governed by a set of logical rules, rather than the mysterious machinations of the Federal Reserve”. Kim continuous on with other points such as a nickel bought things a century ago what a dollar can buy today. Kim also states that why should anyone trust a government currency that is fourteen trillion dollars in debt (numbers in relation to 2011). As these point states, Robin Hood has good reason to steal from the rich and give to the poor. The poor being the citizens being controlled with a terrible currency. To dispute the arguments given by the citizens and business owners, the US government and white collar hackers have a different opinion on the matter. The biggest flaw with the bitcoin is it strongest aspect: it’s online. It may be easier to transport and to get rid of the middle man, but in sacrifice of safety. Everything can be hacked. Referring to the text, many white collar and black collar hackers tried to penetrate its coding walls, but proven to be too difficult. But, that was only the first major try of hackers. Eventually, someone will find the loop

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