Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

Bitcoin, invented by a mysterious figure, Satoshi Nakomoto, whose true identity is the subject of many a conspiracy theory, experienced even more of a rollercoaster ride than gold in 2011, soaring in value from less than $1 a bitcoin to almost $30, before plunging below $5. Many thought that this apparent bursting of a bitcoin bubble would put an e

Sam later couldn’t remember exactly why he’d agreed to fly to Asia in the first place. It wasn’t to see sights in which he had zero interest. Flying frightened him so badly that, before takeoff, he had to medicate himself and listen to soothing music. “Viscerally I’ve never believed that a hunk of metal would fly,” he said. The stated purpose of hi

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