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Is the cryptocurrency bubble bursting?

After sharp falls in the value of some digital currencies we ask if the crypto bubble bursting, or is this just growing pains?

This week Tech Tent takes the temperature of the crypto market with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's cyber reporter Joe Tidy and the Financial Times' Markets Editor, Katie Martin. Dr Johnny Ryan from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties on how our personal data is sold hundreds of times a day; and Rebecca Romo Teague, a radio host from Cape Cod, on how social media is helping with the US baby formula milk crisis.

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Mon 23 May 2022 02:06GMT
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