How to Prevent New York From Becoming The Bitcoin Backwater of the U.S. - MIT Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative - Medium
From medium.com - May 14, 2015 3:56 AM

Digital currency is “one of the most promising emerging technologies for the next 10 years,” according to Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab. More than $600 million has been invested by venture capitalists in startups building on bitcoin and related digital currencies. Additionally, companies like UBS, IBM, and Intel have established labs to identify opportunities to leverage digital currency.