I've just heard about the bitcoin currency recently and how you can "mine" it yourself and produce digital money out of thin air using your own gpu at home. Trick is: you need an efficient gpu with a good MHash per watt rate, otherwise you will end up with a bigger electricity bill than the money you are mining.
You can do it alone all by yourself at home 24/7 or you can join mining guilds. No bank or entity rule its value, only miners and public perception of the value of this money. Its a new concept, but I'm kinda falling for it.
I was first introduced in 2009 and it is gaining some traction, Zimbabwe government recently officialized it as the official currency of the country. http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-957375
Are we on the verge of a rising digital economy ? Early adopters of this are swiming in bitcoins as we talk.
Get more info here on these video explanations:
http://theweek.com/article/index/242564/whats-a-bitcoin-watch-this-video-explanation
and share your knowledge on the matter. I'm getting really hyped for this.
