Ever since bitcoin was launched a decade and a half ago, crypto has been a solution in search of a problem. What is new is the chorus of deceivers, demagogues, dictators, and tax dodgers trying to convince us otherwise.
LONDON – I was zonking out in front of the screen during a particularly tedious Zoom meeting when a statement of unmitigated gall woke me up: “Trump’s election is a dream come true,” the crypto captain told us, his face glowing with glee. I shouldn’t have been surprised: he happened to be sitting on a big pile of bitcoin, which had appreciated nearly 40% since Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris.
LONDON – I was zonking out in front of the screen during a particularly tedious Zoom meeting when a statement of unmitigated gall woke me up: “Trump’s election is a dream come true,” the crypto captain told us, his face glowing with glee. I shouldn’t have been surprised: he happened to be sitting on a big pile of bitcoin, which had appreciated nearly 40% since Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris.