Bitcoin – here to stay?

Bitcoin is usually described as the first functioning virtual currency. However, does it have what it takes to become a future world currency and universal payment system – or is it just an unusually clever digital speculation bubble that could burst at any moment? Since its launch in 2009, bitcoin...

Bitcoin opens new doors

Anton Blidhem. student at Lund University School of Economics and Management 2014 So, let’s cut to the chase. Is bitcoin going to be the new ‘world currency’ that economist Gustav Cassel foresaw on his deathbed? Probably not. The currency is considered by many to be too volatile to be used...