Bitcoin explained: Everything you need to know about the crypto craze | The Business

Bitcoin explained: Everything you need to know about the crypto craze | The Business

It’s been 12 years since the first digital currency was created during the Global Financial Crisis. Since then, the price of Bitcoin has surged to dizzying heights, driven in part by true believers who think it’s got a bright future, and speculators who have a “fear of missing out”.

Graphics: Alistair Kroie
Explainer reporter: David Chau

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