Listed below are 10 great Bitcoin quotes that will give you a flavour of just how much of an impact this form of cryptocurrency (digital currency) is having amongst business, finance and thought leaders across the world…

“Virgin Galactic is a bold entrepreneurial technology. It’s driving a revolution and Bitcoin is doing just the same when it comes to inventing a new currency.”

Sir Richard Branson – Founder of Virgin Galactic

“Bitcoin is a technological tour de force.”

Bill Gates – Microsoft co-founder

“I’m a big fan of Bitcoin … Regulation of money supply needs to be depoliticized.”

Al Gore – former US Vice President and winner of Nobel Peace Prize

“We have elected to put our money and faith in a mathematical framework that is free of politics and human error.”

Tyler Winklevoss – Entrepreneur

“Gold is a great way to preserve wealth, but it is hard to move around. You do need some kind of alternative and Bitcoin fits the bill. I’m not surprised to see that happening.”

Jim Rickards – Economist and Investment Banker

“I really like Bitcoin. I own Bitcoins. It’s a store of value, a distributed ledger. It’s a great place to put assets, especially in places like Argentina with 40 percent inflation, where $1 today is worth 60 cents in a year, and a government’s currency does not hold value. It’s also a good investment vehicle if you have an appetite for risk. But it won’t be a currency until volatility slows down.”

David Marcus – CEO of Paypal

“Bitcoin may be the TCP/IP of money.”

Paul Buchheit – Creator of Gmail

“I understand the political ramifications of [bitcoin] and I think that government should stay out of them and they should be perfectly legal.”

Ron Paul – Republican Texas Congressman and former candidate for US President

“Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic achievement and the ability to create something that is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value”

Eric Schmidt – CEO of Google

“The Bitcoin actually has the balance and incentives right and that is why it is starting to take off.”

Julian Assange – founder of WikiLeaks