Jessica Irvine "Trust me" (But I don't have a clue what I am talking about)

[proudhon]

Hey look, somebody else didn't read the white paper!

[tabnloz]

Relax!

She's a journalist. bitcoin is an interesting topic right now and to write a well researched piece on it would require actual research and study as opposed to googling bitcoin and likely reading the opinions of other, similarly time poor print journalists. From this she has penned her 'comment' piece. In the end this kind of reporting just perpetuates a misconception, gets clicks and creates discussion (although the Tele's readership will have very little understanding of bitcoin so see u later discussion).

A solid piece from a non tabloid, non infotainment publication might have talked about some of the reasons bitcoin was created and has grown, about the financial sytem etc. Maybe some relevant quotes from credible sources to illustrate her opinion. But sadly, no.

It was either going to be a fear piece or a fluff piece. With the daily tele, a balanced take was never going to happen.

[markjamrobin]

Hey look, somebody else didn't read the white paper!

Well, you'd think she would at least read part of something, before making a claim.