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[2014-10-25] Why financial and legal experts are as critical as engineers to bit
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on 25/10/2014, 05:57:53 UTC
https://gigaom.com/2014/10/24/bitcoin-digital-currency-council/

In September, Berger launched the Digital Currency Council, a consultancy and education center, to help boost the supply of bitcoin-familiar professionals. The program already has 400 people and will be launching a certification test on Dec. 1 to start creating a legion of digital currency-trained professionals.

I spoke with Berger a little bit about the challenges facing bitcoin and the added challenge of training people in it. The following Q&A has been lightly edited for length and clarity.