Eric Schmidt's Bitcoin profile

First mentioned: 03/03/2014

Last mentioned: 03/03/2014

Total mentions: 1

Most mentions: 2014

Eric Schmidt, an American entrepreneur and software engineer, served as the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011 and later held the position of executive chairman from 2011 to 2015. In 2017, he established Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic venture dedicated to making a positive impact on various societal issues.


Eric Schmidt on Bitcoin

2014
03/03/2014

In 2014 at the Computer History Museum, Eric Schmidt engaged in a conversation with Jared Cohen exploring the profound impact of the 'new digital age' that society was navigating. During their discussion, Schmidt expressed admiration for Bitcoin, emphasizing its extraordinary nature. "The ability to create something which is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value"... "The bitcoin architecture, literally the ability to have these ledgers which can't be replicated, is an amazing achievement... Lot's of people will build businesses on top of that." "[Bitcoin] is a remarkable cryptographic achievement"