Bitcoin: Pay attention, the cryptocurrency is too big to ignore

Bitcoin: Pay attention, the cryptocurrency is too big to ignore
Bitcoin is a US$1.3 trillion asset class now. (Image: Getty)
Simon Robertson
If you haven’t noticed what’s happening with bitcoin in the last few weeks, you are sleeping in a cave.  Get on X (Twitter) – it’s blowing up the internet (the memes are amazing).  This is a US$1.3 trillion (NZ$2.1t) asset class now, with bitcoin hitting a record US$69,191 on Tuesday this week before dropping back and taking a breather.Like it or not, you need to understand it – it’s too big to ignore.  'Stack' coinsOn Jan 22, I did a podcast on the Sharesies platform with BusinessDesk&...

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