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As Beijing Cracks Down on Bitcoin, Devastated Nations Embrace It

As Beijing Cracks Down on Bitcoin, Devastated Nations Embrace It
A man uses his phone as he walks past ATM machines for digital currency Bitcoin in Hong Kong on Dec. 18, 2017. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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In China, bitcoin is all but dead; in countries decimated by war and poverty, however, the king of crypto is well and truly alive.

John Mac Ghlionn
John Mac Ghlionn
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John Mac Ghlionn is a researcher and essayist. He covers psychology and social relations, and has a keen interest in social dysfunction and media manipulation. His work has been published by the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, National Review, and The Spectator US, among others.
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