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Benzinga
Benzinga
Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates, though relatively quiet on the subject recently, had expressed a cautiously optimistic view toward Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in the past. What Happened: In an interview with Bloomberg on October 3, 2014, the self-made billionaire stated, “Bitcoin is exciting because it shows how cheap it can be. Bitcoin is better than currency in that you don’t have to be physically in the same place, and for large transactions, currency can get pretty inconvenient.” Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) enable transactions without the need for intermedi…