When they burst into public view in 2009, the market for digital currencies was the Wild West. Bitcoin – and the many imitators that it spawned – was a fringe novelty that captured the attention of technologists and those looking for an alternative to mainstream financial services. In that early surge of activity and Utopian optimism, the digital currency market was certainly marked by innovation, but also by misunderstanding, volatility, fraud and minimal oversight.
- Alan McIntyre
- Forbes
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanmcintyre/2020/10/15/digital-currencies-are-imminent-and-central-banks-are-a-big-reason-why/#6c017eabd601
