From curiosity to viable investment: We re all cryptocurrency people now
26 Apr, 2021 10:15 PM
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Bitcoin Frankie, a cryptocurrency influencer, on a laptop in Austin, Texas. Photo / Ilana Panich-Linsman, The New York Times
Bitcoin Frankie, a cryptocurrency influencer, on a laptop in Austin, Texas. Photo / Ilana Panich-Linsman, The New York Times
New York Times On Monday evening (US time), a few days after a large cryptocurrency exchange listed its shares on the stock market, several hundred women gathered in a virtual conference room to talk about Bitcoin. Claire Wasserman, a co-founder of Ladies Get Paid, the company that co-hosted the event, marvelled at the turnout, noting it showed how committed you all are to getting wealthy. She described a sweeping change in the way we live, work and transact all driven by crypto. I don t want you to miss out on the future, she said.
There’s an industry term for white-knuckling it through crypto’s wild volatility without selling: “hodl.” “I always tell my friends, ‘If you really believe in it, buy it for your kids,’” one asset manager said.Credit.Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times
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Weâre All Crypto People Now
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone from curiosity to punchline to viable investment, making them almost impossible to ignore â for better or worse.
There’s an industry term for white-knuckling it through crypto’s wild volatility without selling: “hodl.” “I always tell my friends, ‘If you really believe in it, buy it for your kids,’” one asset manager said.Credit.Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times