Italian Media Outlet Uses Outdated Facts to Discredit Bitcoin

Italian Media Outlet Uses Outdated Facts to Discredit Bitcoin

A recent report on one of the Italian media outlets tries to discredit Bitcoin by stating outdated information. Bitcoin is a revolutionary cryptocurrency that has the potential to create an efficient global economic system. But these changes won’t come easy. For Bitcoin to create a new economic order, it has to deal with few enemies in the form of governments and mainstream media. The mainstream media has deviated from its core principles and fails to be objective in their reporting. The reporting on these outlets are either designed to gain more readership or to further the agenda of....


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