In recent months, the bitcoin price has broken record after record. The appeal is growing, more and more people are investing in the digital currency. It is estimated that around 700,000 Dutch people now own bitcoin. And others too cryptocurrency are rapidly increasing in value.
At the same time, economists and other experts are warning of the extreme swings of cryptocurrencies and questioning the future of digital money.
How does the technology behind bitcoin work and why is it so popular again? NOS op 3 explains this in the video below:
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