‘They couldn’t even scream any more. They were just sobbing’: the amateur investors ruined by the crypto crash
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Fuelled by hype and hysteria, the market in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies went from an obscure niche to a $3tn industry. Then the house of cards collapsed. ‘You fall into this La-La land of thinking: I’m going to make it.’ Illustration: Scott Balmer/The …