Inside the Crypto CastleWhether it’s all built on sand or not, the crypto castle has risen. for his start-up Augur, creating an “Augur token” that he then sold to raise real world money. Mr. Gardner leaned back into the sofa and rested his feet on the table. A few weeks after we first met, as the Bitcoin price exploded in December, Mr. Gardner seemed shaken. People had begun making pilgrimages to the Crypto Castle, knocking on the door, hoping Mr. Gardner could help them invest.

Source: New York Times January 13, 2018 10:52 UTC