Bruce Sterling Video: The digitization of money and the urban poor
“Bruce Sterling, science-fiction and tech journalist – and Lift’s “big thinker in residence” – talks about the implications of money digitization. His though-provoking presentation dealt with how virtual money systems are the financial services for the new urban poor. Through diverse practices, this disruptive process creates a parallel financial system employed by millions of people.”
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