Why a dot-com-style collapse in bitcoin won’t kill blockchain
December 19, 2017 at 16:33 PM EST
To a lot of observers, the 2017 boom in bitcoin and other digital currencies is highly reminiscent of the dot-com era of the internet’s evolution. This may be cause for concern, given how that turned out, although it could also serve as precedent for why long-term optimism is warranted.