When FEE.org ran its first articles on Bitcoin, the price was $14. It was the curiosity of a tiny number of crypto-mavens. Today the price hit $10,000. It is the most lucrative investment on the planet earth, and perhaps the safest haven against government monetary depredations.

What is this about? The key is market-driven technology. Bitcoin is a new solution to the oldest human problems of securing property, documenting ownership rights, and facilitating trade.

But as a FEE.org reader, you already know this. When FEE first started explaining, defending, and celebrating the technology behind Bitcoin, many people said we were crazy. Today, not so much.

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