J.K. Rowling is four cocktails in and talking trash about Bitcoin

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J.K. Rowling is four cocktails in and talking trash about Bitcoin

J.K. Rowling has been drinking a lot and you'd better believe she has some thoughts on Bitcoin.

Noted TERF and author of The Cuckoo’s Calling, Rowling decided Friday was the perfect time to learn about the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. And so, like any celebrity who wants to start her day off with a ray of positivity, she hopped on Twitter to engage

"I don’t understand bitcoin," Rowling tweeted to Coindesk's Leigh Cuen. "Please explain it to me."

I don’t understand bitcoin. Please explain it to me.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 15, 2020

Over the course of the next several hours, as legions of crypto try-hards leapt at the opportunity to explain consensus algorithms, Rowling's nascent views on Bitcoin turned from mildly inquisitive to a friendly mocking. Read more...

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