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Originally Posted by PCH
Hi James,
Well I've definitely missed the point because I know very little about it. That said, are you able to clarify "the point" in laymans terms please?
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It's a new technology - probably the best way to describe it is peer-to-peer electronic cash. Yes you can invest / speculate in it, but if you only focus on that part I think you are missing the most interesting elements of the bitcoin story.
The original whitepaper is still the best pace to start:
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
James