Bitcoin
50 Cent forgot he was paid in bitcoin for his 2014 album, and got a big bitcoin payout.
The latest tumble leaves bitcoin more than 40 percent down from the record highs of around $20,000 reached in mid-December, wiping about $130 billion from its “market cap."
We should hardly be surprised that Bitcoin is on a wild speculative ride—that’s the essence of privatized credit creation.
Put them together, and fake money could exacerbate real problems.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
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On March 3, 2017, bitcoin overtook gold for the first time. So now what?
Bitcoin as a currency is simply one application.
Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Wright says he's the real Satoshi Nakamoto.