Bill Maher Slams Bitcoin: Financially Out of Touch or Just Dark Comedy?

Name: Bill Maher Slams Bitcoin: Financially Out of Touch or Just Dark Comedy?
Uploaded: 2021-05-03T23:53:37Z
Duration: 5 min 342 s
Description: Comedian Bill Maher called bitcoin “an environment-destroying Ponzi scheme” on his talk show “Real Time” last week. Maher’s comments illustrate a lack of understanding about cryptocurrency, but is he just being a contrarian to make the headlines? “The Hash” panel debates.

May 3, 2021

Comedian Bill Maher called bitcoin “an environment-destroying Ponzi scheme” on his talk show “Real Time” last week.

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