CBC KW sends bitcoin over the airwaves

OnThe Morning Edition, CBC Kitchener-Waterloo was able to successfully transmit bitcoin over radio waves.

This makes what is believed to be the first known transmission of the digitalcurrency by a public radio station.

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A series of beepswereplayed over the air, and listeners were asked to use an app known as chirp.io to decipher a code produced by the sound.

Chris Skory of Rockland County, New York was the winning recipient, and unlocked 0.05 bitcoin worth about $40. The bitcoin was donated by Waterloo start-up Tinkercoin and a local bitcoin enthusiast.

"I did not think that I was going to get it at all," said Skory. "I figured there was going to be some pretty stiff competition out there."