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No. 63 of 93 worst aged · Forbes · December 28, 2017

“The Great Bitcoin Scam”

Forbes headline: The Great Bitcoin Scam

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$14,041

Bitcoin on Oct 3, 2026

$84,972

Bitcoin since

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Bitcoin has no intrinsic value -- it is just a number. The number may have an agreed value between two parties, but the number itself has no value.

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