60. With e-currency based on cryptographic proof, without the need to trust a third party middleman, money can be secure and transactions effortles. Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency
—Satoshi Nakamoto, Founder of Bitcoin
61. “Overstock was the first billion dollar merchant to accept bitcoin payments, now there are ten of them,”
–Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase
62. ”[Virtual Currencies] may hold long-term promise, particularly if the innovations promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.”
–Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve
63.“Bitcoin actually has the balance and incentives center, and that is why it is starting to take off”
–Julian Assange, Founder of Wikileaks
64. China will invest heavily in another cryptocurrency, but probably not bitcoin. China will want to have a cryptocurrency that is competitive with bitcoin, but under its centralized control. This will, in general, provide legitimacy to all cryptocurrencies.
–James Altucher, the author of the bestselling book “Choose Yourself” and an editor at The Altucher Report
65. “[Bitcoin] is a very exciting development, it might lead to a world currency. I think over the next decade it will grow to become one of the most important ways to pay for things and transfer assets.”
–Kim Dotcom, CEO of MegaUpload
66. “At our venture firm, we continue to see an escalating stream of fascinating new Bitcoin uses cases and applications from entrepreneurs.”
Marc Andreessen, Venture Capitalist, Founder of Netscape, Jan 5, 2015
67. “Bitcoin, and the ideas behind it, will be a disrupter to the traditional notions of currency. In the end, currency will be better for it.”
— Edmund Moy, 38th Director of the United States Mint, May 23, 2014
68. “The Federal Reserve simply does not have authority to supervise or regulate bitcoin in any way”
— Janet Yellen, Chair of the US Federal Reserve, Feb 27, 2014
69. “Stay away from it. It’s a mirage, basically”
— Warren Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Feb 14 2014