Is Crypto a Ponzi Scheme?

Name: Is Crypto a Ponzi Scheme?
Uploaded: 2022-01-20T20:45:15Z
Duration: 7 min 459 s
Description: In December, Robert McCauley, an economist at Boston University, wrote an op-ed stating, “Bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme.” “The Hash” group breaks down the implications of a corresponding CoinDesk opinion piece that questions whether crypto truly is a scam and a Ponzi scheme.

Jan 20, 2022

In December, Robert McCauley, an economist at Boston University, wrote an op-ed stating, “Bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme.”

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