How to Put Bitcoin into Perspective
The best-known cryptocurrency has been a failure as a means of payment, but thrilling for speculators
Sep 5, 2018 · 7 min read

The price chart at CoinDesk, a cryptocurrency news site, begins on July 18th 2010, when a bitcoin could be had for $0.09. By November 2013 it had reached $1,124. In the summer of 2017 it started to take off, reaching over $19,000 in…

