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15.01.2021 - Comments

The Bitcoin Story

by Thomas Mayer

Anyone who bought a bitcoin for €19,497.40 on 16 December 2017 lost 83 per cent of their stake in a year and was still sitting on a 74 per cent loss on 16 March 2020. But those who remained loyal could double their stake by mid-January 2021.

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