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Bitcoin's fall from $19,000 late last December to $6,000 has not deterred investors. Kin Cheung / AP
Bitcoin's fall from $19,000 late last December to $6,000 has not deterred investors. Kin Cheung / AP
Avoid the cryptocurrency 'rat poison' and exit while you can
With heavyweights such as Warren Buffett dismissing Bitcoin, Peter Cooper wonders why investors are still getting on board