Bitcoin haters love to point to this example to bash Bitcoin, but they conveniently forget that the bubble only lasted a few months.

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Tulips were deemed so valuable as a currency in 17th century Holland that they were traded on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

Source: An article from “The Straits Times”, Singapore’s national daily

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Tulips were deemed so valuable as a currency in 17th century Holland that they were traded on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

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Source: An article from “The Straits Times”, Singapore’s national daily

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