Description
Since its emergence roughly 15 years ago, cryptocurrency has promised to replace traditional money issued by governments with a new system that bypasses authorities and banks and empowers its users. So far, however, it has stalled as a payment system and instead become a volatile, exotic investment scarred by numerous scandals. Will it eventually replace dollars, euros, yen and Swiss francs? Or will it be remembered like the Dutch tulip craze that crashed in the 17th century?
