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Bitcoin creates biggest bubble since Internet, cryptocurrency not for the faint of heart

Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has created the biggest bubble since the internet. There are 16.7 million bitcoins now in existence, valued at over $267 billion at their price at the time of writing ($16,000 apiece). For perspective, the total value of rupees in circulation, as on December 1, was about $252 billion (assuming Rs 65 = $1). In January 2017, bitcoins were trading below $1,000 and it crossed $20,000 in

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