Bitcoin: What's driving the frenzy? - Dec. 7, 2017

2017 has become the year bitcoin went big.

It started the year worth less than $1,000 but has soared above $17,000 . Back in 2011, it was worth less than a dollar. It is being bought and sold by investors in a frenzy, driving the price higher and higher.

Some leading economists and financiers are calling bitcoin a bubble and a fraud, but industry insiders say they think it's only going to get...

Website: http://money.cnn.com

What's a Bitcoin? - The Wall Street Journal

Bitcoin is attracting attention as a wildly volatile, all-digital currency. How does it work? How are criminals taking advantage of it? How risky an investment is it? In this Bitcoin explainer, WSJ's Jason Bellini has "The Short Answer."

� � � � �

Transcript

This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.

I ... it's a big corn ... it's an invisible...

Website: http://www.wsj.com

2 Resources