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Crypto Goes for Woke

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Well, I honestly don’t have much of an opinion about crypto either way, but frankly, I’d be concerned at this point……………I offer you this news item:

Actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon and Mila Kunis have a new message of empowerment for women: They say it’s time to embrace crypto.

See, this is the kind of goofy celebrity-hyping nonsense that marks tops. When people who are famous for doing other things (like acting, or doing the voice of Meg on Family Guy, or selling vagina-scented candles) start to trot out high-risk investments – – particularly to affinity groups – – you know there’s trouble ahead.

…they call for women to do their research and enter the arena. The time is now, they say, to develop a sisterhood of crypto enthusiasts.

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