Bitcoin or Bitcon? The challenges facing the crypto-currency sector
It’s been a tumultuous start to 2014 for the bitcoin community. A series of scandals has seen the price of the leading crypto-currency fall by over 50% from its peak of almost $1200 in December. There’s been no shortage of criticism of bitcoin from economists and leading business people who see its recent woes as the start of its decline. Yet despite all of this, the price is rising again and advocates of digital currencies remain optimistic. Their outlook has been boosted by other news...