Bitcoin’s big bang moment is impossible to ignore

The post-election excitement around crypto comes down to vibes and vision.

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Katie Martin The vibe shift means that even conservative investors are increasingly willing to give crypto a chance. Apparently it is time to let go of your old mindset (man). Forget about the past.

Imagine a new and more glorious future. And buy bitcoin. This is a serious struggle for normies like me.



Bitcoin is still not a proper currency – try using it to buy a coffee or pay your taxes almost anywhere in the world. It doesn’t pay a yield or a dividend or provide a claim to anything other than itself. The ecosystem around it is peppered with wholesome, sensible people but dominated by cranks and grifters, especially as you look past bitcoin and into the vast universe of smaller tokens and coins.

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