Conan O'Brien Humorously Takes On Bitcoin "Magic"

As Bitcoin finds its way into the news in increasingly negative ways, punctuated by the collapse of the Mt Gox exchange where $600 million in Bitcoin “disappeared” in a bankruptcy, Conan O’Brien humorously welcomed the “COO of Bitcoin” to explain how it works.

Mythical “COO of Bitcoin” guest on the show

“Marcus Ortman,” an actor for the mythical “Bicoin” entity, was welcomed to the late night talk show looking like a nerd refugee from the 1980s wearing a peach collared shirt buttoned to the top, tan sport...