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Cryptocurrency
May 19, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Bitcoin Keeps Falling, but Everything Is Fine Among the Crypto True Believers
As Bitcoin’s price fell by up to 30 percent, its partisans went on Clubhouse and Twitter to offer reassurances and advice to “go outside, go exercise—just don’t follow the swings.”
April 20, 2021
Magazine
Jacob Silverman
Cryptocurrencies Are the Next Frontier for the Surveillance State
Countries are launching digital currencies to rival Bitcoin—and opening up new ways to snoop on their citizens in the process.
January 13, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Is Tether Just a Scam to Enrich Bitcoin Investors?
A widely used cryptocurrency can’t escape investigation and controversy—and it may be fueling another coin bubble.
January 1, 2021
Jacob Silverman
The Accused Fraudster Behind the Bitcoin Boom
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has invested billions in Bitcoin. Can we trust him—or the cryptocurrency’s skyrocketing value?
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