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The cryptic clues behind the world’s first crypto island

ANALYSIS: A bold experiment in Vanuatu could soon prove whether Bitcoin fantasies can work in the real world.

WATCH: NBR senior journalist Karyn Scherer speaks with Simon Shepherd.

Karyn Scherer Tue, 28 Jan 2025

Sixteen years after it was officially unleashed on the world, Bitcoin is having a bit of a moment. Despite all the scoffing from sceptics, the price keeps going up. And up.

If you believe it’s all driven by the Greater Fool Theory, then it would appear the world has not yet run out of fools. But

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Karyn Scherer Tue, 28 Jan 2025
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