Bloomberg Wealth: What You Need to Know About Bitcoin Now

Graphics processing units used to mine cryptocurrencies. — Graphics processing units used to mine cryptocurrencies.Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

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By Charlie Wells, Katharine Gemmell, and Suzanne Woolley

March 11, 2021 at 11:30 AM UTC

There comes a point in nearly every financial conversation these days when someone drops the “B” word.

Bitcoin, that is.