"Insane" — Steve Hanke, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster (BTC $45,597 at the time).
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    “You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”

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    Steve Hanke

    Steve Hanke

    Professor of Applied Economics

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