Chat I’m going on the BBC World Service in 45 minutes to do my regular spot on the show Business Matters, and the producers want us to talk about bitcoin’s record high. 

What are some smart things I should say about meaningfulness of this milestone?

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I’ll name my next kid after you if you manage to drop Ethereum into the conversation

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This seems interesting https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-price-gained-90-the-last-time-this-indicator-turned-bullish

BTC is the most well-known cryptocurrency, but it is also first-generation tech. There are more modern programmable blockchains which increasingly form the backbone of digital finance. Ethereum is the most mature of such techs and is a complement to Bitcoin’s digital gold.