A Skeptical Look At Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency

 "What [bitcoins] lack is their own fundamental intrinsic value. You can’t do anything with a bitcoin, other than trade it for something you want. So, intrinsically, the bitcoin itself has no value. It only has value as a medium of exchange so long as people are willing to accept it." ~Peter Schiff

The links below are a representative sample of skeptical thought on a financial entity that reminds me of the Dutch Tulip Craze:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I4QMSFZjJQ&feature=share

https://nakamotoinstitute.org/the-skeptics/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2020/12/04/another-crypto-skeptic-suddenly-flips-to-bitcoin-but-adds-a-stark-warning/?sh=17a9013b5aac

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies/financial-firms-and-governments-deeply-sceptical-of-cryptocurrencies-survey-idUSKBN26K2IF

John Oliver in 2018

UPDATE: 5/23/2021: Paul Krugman

Let the buyer beware!!!  Following are links to information on one of the most prominent promoters of bitcoin: the promotion; the person behind it.