The Ledger

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Popper: Mainstream Bitcoin adoption will take 5 to 10 years
“And I think the people who are kind of really in the trenches working on this recognize that this sort of thing takes five, 10 years, and, you know, Wences often would say that to me when I was talking to him in the course of reporting on this book that, you k…”
Nathaniel Popper Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:26 a16z Podcast | Which Bitcoin Players Matter?
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Popper: Bitcoin's advantages in Argentina will diminish if inflation and currency controls end
“If the government does away with that, if the government begins to deal with inflation, then the advantages of Bitcoin are going to become a lot less significant.”
Nathaniel Popper Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:06 a16z Podcast | Which Bitcoin Players Matter?
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Popper: Improved infrastructure will allow Bitcoin to compete globally like in Argentina
“When you look at it, there are a lot of lessons to be drawn for how it might be used elsewhere once, once the technology, once the protocol, once the code, once the infrastructure is improved, it will be able to compete in other places in similar ways”
Nathaniel Popper Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:40 a16z Podcast | Which Bitcoin Players Matter?
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