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Ep. 798 How the Disasters of Venezuelan Socialism Have Been a Boon for Bitcoin

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The perverse outcomes of Venezuelan socialism have had an interesting and perhaps unexpected side effect: they’ve given a shot in the arm to Bitcoin, the nonstate currency and payment system. Jim Epstein tells us the surprising story.

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Jim Epstein has been a writer and producer at Reason since 2010.

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“The Secret, Dangerous World of Venezuelan Bitcoin Mining,” by Jim Epstein

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