If a neurosurgeon can't get hip replacement surgery right I would definitely not let him operate on my brain.
Krugman specialty is macro and liquidity traps. Bitcoins are way out of his comfort zone.
Krugman specialty is macro and liquidity traps. Bitcoins are way out of his comfort zone.
Seriously, how long would it have taken him to read up on Bitcoin and learn about the publicly distributed transaction ledger?
> "Unlike credit card transactions, which leave a digital trail, bitcoin transactions are designed to be anonymous and untraceable. When you transfer bitcoins to someone else, it’s as if you handed over a paper bag filled with $100 bills in a dark alley."
I don't think it's too far fetch to imagine that non-techy people would have a hard time grasping the concept.