# Bitcoin: Boom or Bust?

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/bitcoin-boom-or-bust>

**By** George Selgin, Diego Zuluaga, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus

**Published:** February 7, 2020

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George Selgin and Diego Zuluaga return to the show to talk about how the capability of bitcoin is still in its infancy.

George Selgin and Diego Zuluaga are back on the show today to talk about the potential of bitcoin. Throughout the conversation they discuss how bitcoin has had its ups and downs, but that fluctuation does not indicate whether bitcoin is a successful alternative money.

How old is Bitcoin? Does the price of Bitcoin tell us anything meaningful? Is Bitcoin a meaningful money alternative? Where is Bitcoin accepted as payment?

## Further Reading:

[Floored! How a Misguided Fed Experiment Deepened and Prolonged the Great Recession](https://www.cato.org/books/floored-how-misguided-fed-experiment-deepened-prolonged-great-recession), written by George Selgin

[Should Cryptocurrencies Be Regulated like Securities?](https://www.cato.org/publications/cmfa-briefing-paper/should-cryptocurrencies-be-regulated-securities), written by Diego Zuluaga

[Why Bitcoin Is Not an Environmental Catastrophe](https://www.cato.org/blog/why-bitcoin-not-environmental-catastrophe), written by Diego Zuluaga

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