https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/a9be452d-2c8c-4747-b395-1835dce76a62 Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! In this programme, Sam and Neil talk about the use of the virtual currency, bitcoin. It’s all very well for billionaires like Elon Musk, but what about the ordinary, average person – is bitcoin a good option for them? We discuss the topic and teach you vocabulary. This week's question What year was bitcoin first released? a) 2009 b) 2015 c) 2019 Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary get-rich-quick describes a plan to make a lot of money in a short time, often with little effort or risk risk-averse unwilling to take risks or wanting to avoid risks as much as possible dip a toe into (something) try doing something slowly and carefully to test whether it will be successful and whether you will like it pension plan financial plan funded by contributions from your salary to save money for when you retire put things into perspective find the true, objective value or importance of something by comparing it to something similar on standby ready to work or be used when needed This episode of 6 Minute English was originally published as a web exclusive on bbclearningenglish.com. To download the audio and a transcript, go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210927 [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: Inside the world of Jeff Bezos https://youtu.be/_StSUVR6_ok How to disagree better https://youtu.be/rWHGKGS7zSc​​ Meditation and your brain https://youtu.be/sm6EtQg-hxw​​ No more bosses https://youtu.be/ktgDXNML2uI​​ How can we make the web a better place? https://youtu.be/wMQjmpVgor8​​ Coronavirus vs other pandemics https://youtu.be/kjVd228S-yQ​​ #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #elonmusk Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:37:13 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/a9be452d-2c8c-4747-b395-1835dce76a62 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.