To add a little more to this comment...<p>If you are familiar with how the Blockchain works, there are two short white papers on the topic at BitFury&#x27;s site:  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitfury.com&#x2F;white-papers-research" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitfury.com&#x2F;white-papers-research</a><p>I have consistently written off Bitcoin since I originally read about it on HN in 2011sh.  Now that I have taken the time to understand a lot more about the blockchain, I am absolutely convinced that it has a high likelihood of being a really powerful force in technology, finance, data, etc.<p>Disclaimer: I own roughly $2 USD in Bitcoins.