The cryptocurrency crash
The value of bitcoin has fallen about 30% in the last 10 days. One bitcoin is now worth about $21,000 -- down from a peak of about $60,000.
Vivienne Nunis is joined by contributing editor at NPR, Paddy Hirsch, from Los Angeles and Bloomberg reporter, Rebecca Choong-Wilkins, in Hong Kong.
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Picture: A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken November 19, 2020. Picture Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
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