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No. 55 of 93 worst aged · Wall Street Journal · January 18, 2018

“Bitcoinfreude Can Be Mean”

Wall Street Journal headline: Bitcoinfreude Can Be Mean

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The recent crash in the value of Bitcoin and the evaporation of certain recently minted millionaires' fortunes has stoked some nasty humor.

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