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Don't buy Bitcoin, says former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Mastercard, BNY Mellon, Twitter are among the growing list of corporates starting to factor cryptocurrencies into their plans. Recently Tesla put US$1.5bn into Bitcoin? Should you buy Bitcoin? Former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sheila Bair was asked for her views on crypto currencies and told Bloomberg that it is at nose-bleed levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Feb 2021 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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