This almost seems lifted from the This American Life episode[1], but brought into the newer context of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. [1] http://www.thi

This almost seems lifted from the This American Life episode[1], but brought into the newer context of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. [1] http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/423/the-invention-of-money http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/423/t...