Bitcoin was created in 2009, and so lawyers and judges are only beginning to witness the first instances of crypto-related splits. Photo: ReutersLondon: Divorces are messy, and cryptocurrencies are helping to make them a whole lot more so. In December, Bitcoin hit a high of nearly $20,000, and less than two months later, had dropped to around $6,000. Bitcoin was created in 2009, and so lawyers and judges are only beginning to witness the first instances of crypto-related splits. “Maybe Bitcoin is a bubble, but the blockchain technology is not,” said Clarke, who has mined Bitcoin herself since 2011.

Source: Mint February 26, 2018 07:07 UTC