I do think Bitcoin is the first [encrypted money] that has the potential to do something like change the world.
Peter ThielCo-Founder of Paypal
With e-currency based on cryptographic proof, without the need to trust a third party middleman, money can be secure and transactions effortless.
Satoshi NakamotoBitcoin developer
There are 3 eras of currency: commodity based, politically based, and now, math based.
Chris DixonTechnology Investor
Cryptology represents the future of privacy [and] by implication [it] also represents the future of money, and the future of banking and finance.
Orlin Grabbe, EconomistProlific Writer
I think the internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of government. The one thing that’s missing but that will soon be developed, is a reliable e-cash.
Milton FriedmanWinner of Nobel prize in economics
It’s money 2.0, a huge huge huge deal.
Chamath PalihapitiyaPrevious head of AOL Instant Messenger
Bitcoin is a technological tour de force.
Bill GatesMicrosoft co-founder
[Virtual Currencies] may hold long-term promise, particularly if the innovations promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.
Ben BernankeChairman of the Federal Reserve USA
Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic achievement and the ability to create something that is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value.
