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## Bitcoin


* ![Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Value Goes Down : Illustration](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a9323d0c2b96c41/69894256ab6d7780716b486f/GettyImages-1063787598.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 28, 2018  
## [Why Bitcoin Matters for Freedom](https://time.com/5486673/bitcoin-venezuela-authoritarian/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
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## [He's a Family Man. He Traded Bitcoin. And He Faced Years in Prison](https://time.com/5161663/bitcoin-sting-jason-klein-crypto-irs-money-transmitter/)  
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## [The Blackboard Might Be the Most Transformative Piece of Tech in Education](https://time.com/5085686/the-blackboard-might-be-the-most-transformative-piece-of-tech-in-education/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![Bitcoin Monitor Lights](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2961b1351e1970ee/6988f46b929fad06d8beecaa/gettyimages-880077294.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 11, 2017  
## [Wall Street's Next Big Love: Bitcoin Futures](https://time.com/5058192/bitcoin-futures/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![Bitcoins As Digital Currency's Rally Crushed Every Other Currency in 2016](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcdb7311f2d8eb370/6988cb632dce018dee9ed449/bitcoinvalue-em-630953784.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Bitcoin Soars to Record High](https://time.com/4763114/bitcoin-record-high-japan/)  
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by The Aspen Institute
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## [Meet the Startup Founder Who Wants to Use the Tech Behind Bitcoin to Revolutionize Wall Street](https://time.com/4437388/what-is-blockchain-chain-ceo-2016/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
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May 2, 2016  
## [Bitcoin's Creator Unmasks Himself](https://time.com/4313869/bitcoins-creator-identify-craig-wright/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
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[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
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Dec 9, 2015  
## [Why It Doesn't Matter Who Invented Bitcoin](https://time.com/4143594/bitcoin-inventor-satoshi-nakamoto/)  
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by Fortune
* ![Utah Software Engineer Mints Physical Bitcoins](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6197c26c5a907a50/698874a2e20a874670a8e90d/gettyimages-167577081.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 9, 2015  
## [The One Big Reason Why It Matters Who Invented Bitcoin](https://time.com/4142523/bitcoin-inventor-satoshi-nakamoto-craig-wright/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
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Nov 5, 2015  
## [Here’s Why Bitcoin Is So Volatile Right Now](https://time.com/4101288/bitcoin-volatile/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Victor Luckerson
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Sep 18, 2015  
## [U.S. Government Is Calling Bitcoin Anything But a Currency](https://time.com/4040319/bitcoin-currency/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Fortune

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