"...reaching a peak of $20,000 for a single bitcoin before a spectacular plunge in value in December 2017 from which it has never really recovered (it is trading at $3,800 at the time of writing)."<p>Yeah, about that....
the "the new fascist and nationalist movements arising in Europe, Asia, and the Americas" sets the tone for the rest of the article. typical "left-winger" who read too many introductions.