Bitcoin Is Soaring. Here's Why It's Not Ready for the Big Time
Dec 14, 2017•7 min
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Episode description
“To the moon!” The phrase is the battle cry of true believers in cryptocurrency bitcoin---and charts of its price in recent weeks point directly heavenward. Yet beyond a batch of newly minted crypto-millionaires, the digital asset’s recent bull run has also exposed long-standing weakness in the underlying technology that could crimp bitcoin’s long-term viability.
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