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Cheap at the price? Bitcoin at R600k and where to from here

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Farzam Ehsani, co-founder of VALR, talks about the spectacular rise of crypto investment as an asset class in SA. It has a lot to do with price gains of 300-500% for several crypto assets. But is there a bubble forming. Ehsani argues that bitcoin and other cryptos, as pricey as they are, may yet turn out to be bargains at current prices.
21 Jan 2021 English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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