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LeWeb '13 Paris: The Future of Bitcoin and Math-Based Currencies
CoinDesk's founder Shakil Khan will join a panel discussing the future of digital currencies at LeWeb Paris today.
Updated May 9, 2023, 3:02 a.m. Published Dec 10, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
CoinDesk's founder Shakil Khan joined a panel to discuss the future of digital currency at LeWeb '13 Paris.
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was joined by Garrick Hileman, an economic historian at LSE.
Together, they explored where the evolution of global digital currencies currently stands, and where it's heading in the next 10 years.
You can now watch the video of yesterday's panel (CET):
Image of Shakil Khan and Anthony Gallippi courtesy of LeWeb.
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