Bitcoin: Unlocking the Potential of Digital Payment Systems. Bitcoin may be the next big digital disruption. Bitcoins are digital currency are designed to be securely stored and verified without any centralized authority – but are already being accepted as payment in both digital and brick and mortar companies. This is a powerful, disruptive platform that may ultimately transform the business landscape. And the “blockchain”—Bitcoin’s underlying technology—can potentially be used for a whole array of other applications. Join USC's Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM) and talkTECH as we host a forum exploring trends, regulatory environment and product innovations likely to engender a tipping point for the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin. See http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/events/2014/bitcoin-unlocking-potential-digital-payment-systems |