History rhymes? 1998: > Beenz’s biggest competitor happened to be Whoopi Goldberg > "Beenz is clearly an innovator" - Larry Ellison > the unlicensed ‘Bank of Beenz' > a radical alternative to money [that will] create a new generation of e-millionaireshttps://thehustle.co/beenz-pre-bitcoin-digital-currency …
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Replying to @backus
Connected with the Beenz founders about Bitcoin a few years back - they didn't seem to get the idea of decentralizing the system. HBS case study is worth a read https://hbr.org/product/beenzcom-building-the-webs-currency-into-a-global-business/501014-PDF-ENG …
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Ahh this case study is right up my alley, thank you! Interesting re: Bitcoin. His comments in the article seem consistent Strange re: decentralizing part. I'm still reconstructing the narrative for myself, but seems clear the US wanted digital currency dead?pic.twitter.com/fjps9QqUPp
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