(73) Performance. (68) Story. (67) When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. The family was starving, and they could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees.
Bitcoin Is Being Monitored by an Increasingly Wary U.S. Government. Some fear virtual currencies could hinder Americaâs ability to disrupt the financial networks of its foes and even upend parts of the global financial system.
Part of the Internet technologies glossary: Bitcoin is a digital currency (also called crypto-currency) that is not backed by any country's central bank or government.Bitcoins can be traded for goods or services with vendors who accept Bitcoins as payment.itcoin is a digital currency (also called crypto-currency) that is not backed by any country's central bank or government.