Gallery: Photographer Dives Into the Strange, Subversive World of Bitcoin

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    A man wears a necklace made out of silver and gold minted into coins containing the private keys to 65 bitcoins.
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    A man who grows and sells his own marijuana accepts bitcoin as payment because the currency can't be easily traced.
  • A physical bitcoin along with a collection of silver.
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    A physical bitcoin along with a collection of silver.
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    A man setting up a new bitcoin mining rig.
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    A man uses the Mycelium app on his phone to demonstrate how he can use BIP38 encryption to further protect his bitcoin and feel safe carrying a paper wallet with a private key exposed.
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    This man invests in gold, silver, bitcoin and other alternative currencies because he likes the freedom from government regulation.
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    This man says that one of the safest places to store a bitcoin private key is in a "brain wallet." With a brain wallet, users remember a specific phrase that is used to generate their bitcoin information. That means nothing is stored online, on a computer or phone.
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    A bitcoin mining rig set up in the spare corner of an office. At the time the photograph was taken, the rig could mine about one bitcoin per month.
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    The license plate of an early adopter.
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    A hosting company that accepts bitcoin adds a new server at their data center.
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    People meet up to exchange cash for bitcoin.
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    Several bitcoin paper wallets are given away to encourage the adoption of the digital currency.
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