“[Bitcoin] is a remarkable cryptographic achievement,” he said on a panel. “The ability to create something which is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value.”
And while Schmidt wasn’t exactly singing praises with regard to bitcoin’s implementation as a currency, he see this technology as important.
“The bitcoin architecture, literally the ability to have these ledgers which can’t be replicated, is an amazing advancement,” he continued. “Lot’s of people will build businesses on top of that.”
Schmidt isn’t the only person at Google who sees potential in bitcoin. Just recently, Google Director of Ideas Jared Cohen said that “[cryptocurrencies like bitcoin] are inevitable“.
Of course, still no sign that Google will implement bitcoin into any of their products, but one day at a time. [via BitcoinOwl]
The video is above. You can catch his comments in the first couple of minutes, followed by his views on other topics.