Tim Culpan, Columnist

Chill, Bitcoin's Still Cool. What's That Burning?

To true believers, even a 50 percent drop is just a bump on the road to the new world order.
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You all need to just chill out a little. Seriously.

Bitcoin took a hit over the last few days because of China. That has cryptocurrency markets in a panic. But if we channel the deeper sentiment of the true believers, even a massive crackdown on initial coin offerings won't be enough to upset a trajectory they're convinced can't be derailed: