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    Commentary: Cryptocurrency is a peril for the Black community

    “The future is crunk!” declares a digital re-creation of a young LeBron James in the ubiquitous TV commercial promoting Crypto.com. That is, hype. Wild. Exciting. Cryptocurrency is hot, especially for African Americans. I am still trying to figure it out. The online Oxford Dictionary defines “cryptocurrency” as “a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the ...
    by Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune Jul 21, 2022 3 minutes
    A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

    “The future is crunk!” declares a digital re-creation of a young LeBron James in the ubiquitous TV commercial promoting Crypto.com.

    That is, hype.

    Wild. Exciting.

    Cryptocurrency is hot, especially for African Americans. I am still trying to figure it out.

    The online Oxford Dictionary defines “cryptocurrency” as “a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.”

    Everyone has heard of the most widely used

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