Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been written off by many as nothing more than a flash-in-the-pan fad, riddled with scams and criminals. The bitcoin price, which looks set to close the year at twice its January price, has remained highly volatile—while sluggish bitcoin adoption continues to worry those in the crypto industry. Now, amid warnings that the "fragile" fiat currency system will be put under strain in years ahead, Germany's troubled Deutsche Bank has asked, "will fiat currencies survive," in what it calls the "multi-trillion dollar (or bitcoin) question."Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been ... (full story)