To add a little more to this comment... If you are familiar with how the Blockchain works, there are two short white papers on the topic at BitFury's site: ht

To add a little more to this comment... If you are familiar with how the Blockchain works, there are two short white papers on the topic at BitFury's site: http://bitfury.com/white-papers-research http://bitfury.com/white-papers-research I have consistently written off Bitcoin since I originally read about it on HN in 2011sh. Now that I have taken the time to understand a lot more about the blockchain, I am absolutely convinced that it has a high likelihood of being a really powerful force in technology, finance, data, etc. Disclaimer: I own roughly $2 USD in Bitcoins.