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    The bubble dynamics of bitcoin
    The bubble dynamics of bitcoin
    The bubble dynamics of bitcoin
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    The bubble dynamics of bitcoin

    Written by PBS NewsHour

    Narrated by PBS NewsHour

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    About this audiobook

    Can bitcoin be a currency if you never know its value? Living outside the traditional banking network by design, its fluctuating value makes it too cumbersome for petty transactions. Yet despite the hurdles, bitcoin and its underlying technology is seen as a kind of "digital gold." Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNewsHour Productions
    Release dateApr 26, 2018
    ISBN9781987113846
    The bubble dynamics of bitcoin

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