Spinning its own world wide web of wonder: Is Bitcoin today like the internet in the 1990s?

Crypto growth echoes web's nascent growth and boom

Bitcoin is back in the headlines and the prices have been going wild again.

For many professional investors, Bitcoin remains a silly fad, a bubble useful only for criminals and clueless speculators. I believe it is much more than that and this year we are seeing a growing number of financial institutions agreeing. If you manage a portfolio, you should at least be aware of the reasons some money managers are buying Bitcoin, even if ultimately you decide it is not for you. Bitcoin hit £30,000 per coin earlier this year and although it has dipped in value since, it has not taken a nosedive in the way it did after the last high in early 2017.  The safe have...