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The dark side of Bitcoin's meteoric rise

The dark side of Bitcoin's meteoric rise

FromThe Take


The dark side of Bitcoin's meteoric rise

FromThe Take

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Bitcoin is having a moment. The cyber currency broke through its own record this past weekend with each bitcoin valued at over $60,000 USD. That’s more than two times Bitcoin’s value at the start of the year. If FOMO is getting the best of you, consider this: Bitcoin may be making some investors fabulously rich, right now at least, but at what cost to people, and the planet?In this episode:Guest host Patricia Sabga, managing business editor for Al Jazeera Digital; Ben Piven (@benpiven), journalist covering economics and the environment for Al JazeeraConnect with The Take: Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)
Released:
Mar 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.