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The video advertisement, PayPal's first promotion during the popular American sporting event, positions the firm as “New Money” versus the more archaic “Old Money".gagner du bitcoinAccording to the Wall Street Journal, after bitcoin supporters became "riled" at the ad's claim, Shiloh Silverman, owner of video production firm Silver Park Studio, made a new version of the video.trade bitcoin on fidelityHis spoof cut in images of people using bitcoin and replaced “PayPal” with “Bitcoin is newer money”.ubuntu bitcoin removeHowever, after Silverman posted the video to YouTube, PayPal objected, and the parody was blocked as of Monday.bitcoin dubai conference

“Our vision of New Money includes Bitcoin,” a PayPal spokesperson wrote in an email to WSJ.“But to avoid customer confusion, we asked them for the video to be removed.” The payments firm also claimed that the "imitation" commercial was "the sincerest form of flattery", and further suggested it proved people were excited by its ad concept.kh/s to bitcoinSilverman, who has since published a new parody of the PayPal ad, told the news source: “I’m not a bitcoin fanatic, I just love the whole world of it.” While PayPal primarily conducts its business in fiat currencies, the company is not averse to bitcoin.bitcoin sidebar gadgetThe firm recently appointed CEO of bitcoin firm Xapo to its board, and in September 2014 notably set up partnerships with three major payment processors in the bitcoin space – BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin.

Although the online e-commerce pioneer did not integrate bitcoin into its services directly, PayPal allows online merchants to accept bitcoin via the three companies through its Braintree payments hub.I got a hold of the funniest Bitcoin videos I could find on the web.That’s right, this list is zero-based and goes to 11.So depending on what you think about Bitcoin, these videos might make you laugh, curse, or cry.by Keith Saltojanes Keith’s 2 minute parody on the weusecoins video gets a few chuckles, but the final 2 seconds are my personal favorite. (Available here if video doesn’t load). team giving their personal explanations as to what exactly Bitcoin is.Bitcoin Plunge by The Colbert Report (Available here if video doesn’t load).Colbert buys into Bitcoin speculation during a 2:41 minute bit.Mycelia in Wonderland by Mycelium This 1:30 advertisement for the Mycelium mobile wallet might be more psychedelic than funny, but certainly worth a watch.Nobody Understands Bitcoins by Funny Or Die A 3:07 short featuring a narrator explaining Bitcoin clearly and concisely.

Bitcoin’s COO Explains What Bitcoin Is by Team Coco Conan tries to get the Chief Operating Officer of Bitcoin to explain Bitcoin in this 2:33 video.What Nobody Seems to Understand About Bitcoin by Cracked A 4:14 video of two co-workers discussing investment strategies and Bitcoin.The Wolf of Bitcoin by Raleigh Latham A parody that combines the Wolf of Wall Street movie and Bitcoin.Some explicit language and a few Bitcoin references.4:36 long, from February 2014.Shit Bitcoin Fanatics Say, Part 1 by scotty321 A day in the life of the Bitcoiner.It’s good to laugh at yourself.2:44 long, from March 2014.Shit Bitcoin Fanatics Say, Part 2 by scotty321 The Bitcoin Fanatic series continues.My personal favorite part is the mining explanation — a place every Bitcoiner has been before.3:08 long, from March 2014.Pheeva – Plus – Gyft – Troll TV Ad by Pheeva A TV ad for the Pheeva mobile wallet.Rips on hipsters and Bitcoin trolls — love it!0:34 seconds long, posted July 2014.

Discuss it at r/Bitcoin/comments/2bm7pd/top_11_funniest_bitcoin_videos/Chances are, you've recently wondered if you're the only person who doesn't know what Bitcoin is all about.You're definitely not alone.Via Garlic Jackson Comedy ALSO ON HUFFPOST:Many have tried to explain bitcoin, some with more success than others.Creating a short and snappy video that makes bitcoin accessible to a general audience, while simultaneously doing justice to the complex ideas behind its technology is a big ask.Anyone who tries should be applauded.However, while some have clearly done a very good job, others haven't quite cracked it.Below, Kadhim Shubber takes a look at some of the best (and worst) bitcoin explainer videos out there.You can let us know which is your favourite by voting at the bottom of the article – or suggesting your own in the comments.Probably the snazziest bitcoin explainer yet, Vox leaves aside any discussion of bitcoin as a currency and instead focuses on its potential as a payment network.

The promise of bitcoin is “permissionless innovation” in the financial sector, argues Vox.Although Ezra Klein, who narrates the video, does shy away from bitcoin's history and exactly how it works, as a primer on bitcoin's potential impact this video is top-notch.Straight to the moon: “You can do cool things without any central authority being able to tell you 'no'.” Crash and burn: Not embeddable A more comprehensive overview of bitcoin, The Guardian emphasises the benefits of sending money directly from customer to merchant: no money-grubbing banks taking a cut.The video touches on the double-spending problem, but doesn’t really address how the block chain (which doesn’t get a mention) solves that problem.Although it's an enjoyable walkthrough of the story of bitcoin, people looking for an explanation of how it works will have to go elsewhere.After all, it is called ‘Bitcoin made simple’.Straight to the moon: “You may think that the system we have is pretty good, but everything we buy today has to go through a bank or credit card company, who take a cut of the transaction.” Crash and burn: Pays lip service to the double-spending problem, but doesn’t follow through.

Less slick than the previous explainers, The Washington Post promises to explain bitcoin but spends much of the second half of the video discussing the impact of Mt.A key part of the bitcoin story, sure, but we're not left any the wiser about how bitcoin works or why people are excited about it.Straight to the moon: "It's virtual money that can be transferred from person to person online, without a middleman.That means no banks, and their transaction fees."Crash and burn: This video only really makes sense if you already know what bitcoin is.A newcomer is unlikely to understand the jargon.“What makes ‘money’ money?” That’s the angle The New York Times takes on bitcoin, addressing an issue the other videos mostly skirt around.Admirable, but it’s arguably a poor way to explain what bitcoin is, with the video focusing on mining itself instead of the system and processes that mining facilitates.Straight to the moon: "There's no Ben Bernanke of bitcoin, no central bank or government authority at all."

Crash and burn: The Winklevoss Twins feature for 11 whole seconds, which is about 11 seconds too many.One of the most viewed bitcoin explainer videos ever, this dazzling and beautiful video by Duncan Elms and Marc Fennell isn’t as strong as it would first appear.Its main failing is that it doesn’t break things down, leaving the viewer with a hefty amount of google-fu to do afterwards to get a proper feel for the concepts discussed.Straight to the moon: Damn this video is beautiful, I need to rewatch it.Crash and burn: I'm not sure I really understood, I need to rewatch it.You are really unlikely to learn anything about bitcoin from this video, but if you don’t smile at least once you are a heartless so and so.Straight to the moon: “The new digital decentralized chocolate chip market is based purely on supply and demand.” Crash and burn: Forget digital currencies, let’s get drunk and open a bakery!The updated version of the most watched bitcoin explainer ever, this video covers all the bases and uses some cool graphics to explain the concepts around bitcoin.

Like Vox, it notes the potential of bitcoin as a platform for innovation but when it says “Let’s look at how it works”, it really means, 'Let’s not scare anyone away with the nitty gritty'.However, explaining bitcoin in just over a minute and a half was always going to requires compromises and, on the whole, We Use Coins provide a great introduction to the digital currency.Straight to the moon: “Bitcoin is changing finance the same way the web changed publishing.” Crash and burn: The wide-eyed cartoon people are a little bit creepy.Just a little bit.Are you willing to spend 20 minutes learning about how bitcoin actually works?Straight to the moon: Now I’m finally beginning to understand what’s going on here.Crash and burn: What year is it?It’s probably not entirely fair to include this video, as it’s merely the introduction to a longer series of lessons on the mechanics of bitcoin.But it deserves a mention because if you really want to get to grips with the computer science behind bitcoin, it’s worth grabbing a pen and paper and spending a weekend with Zulfikar Ramzan, your teacher in these videos.