'Impulsive psychopaths like crypto': research shows how 'dark' personality traits affect Bitcoin enthusiasm - The Conversation

Narcissism and belief in conspiracy theories may be among the factors that motivate people to buy cryptocurrencies.

Since the invention of Bitcoin in 2009 the global cryptocurrency market has grown from nothing to a value of around US$2 trillion. From a price of US$1 in 2011, Bitcoin rose to an all-time high of mo… [+5344 chars]

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