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12-30-2017, 06:01 AM
This guy is the face of the bitcoin bubble
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In 2013, James Altucher (https://twitter.com/jaltucher/status/322435493126103041) called bitcoin “a fad, or a scam, or a ponzi scheme, or worse.”
Now, he’s become the face of the bitcoin bubble, appearing in ads across the internet touting the cryptocurrency — along with his paid newsletters with titles like, “Bitcoin Expert Reveals 3-Step Secret To Retire Rich.”
Altucher is just one of a growing number of internet self-help gurus that have embraced bitcoin as the future, a way for you — yes, you — to get rich. It's a pitch built on a dangerous combination: Dreams of riches and ignorance of a new, highly volatile market.
And all you have to do is subscribe to their newsletters.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/29/bitcoin-ad-guy-bubble-cryptocurrencies/)
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In 2013, James Altucher (https://twitter.com/jaltucher/status/322435493126103041) called bitcoin “a fad, or a scam, or a ponzi scheme, or worse.”
Now, he’s become the face of the bitcoin bubble, appearing in ads across the internet touting the cryptocurrency — along with his paid newsletters with titles like, “Bitcoin Expert Reveals 3-Step Secret To Retire Rich.”
Altucher is just one of a growing number of internet self-help gurus that have embraced bitcoin as the future, a way for you — yes, you — to get rich. It's a pitch built on a dangerous combination: Dreams of riches and ignorance of a new, highly volatile market.
And all you have to do is subscribe to their newsletters.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/29/bitcoin-ad-guy-bubble-cryptocurrencies/)
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