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Joseph Stiglitz: Bitcoin ought to be outlawed

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Prize for Economics and Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, attends the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2015 in Riviera Maya, Mexico, May 7, 2015. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia  - RTX1C0BS

The cryptocurrency 'doesn't serve any useful function,' says the Nobel-winning economist Image: REUTERS/Victor Ruiz

Joe Myers
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