Investing in crypto: Chasing the dream or gambling your future?

Buying into cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can lead to lucrative high-stakes gains but its volatility means that investors risk losing a lot if they don't tread carefully 

Bitcoin was invented in 2008 as a digital form of money and remains at the forefront of cryptocurrency.

The allure of the quick financial windfall is in all of us - and in the current breakneck sociological, economic, and technological cycle, the pull of cryptocurrency seems stronger than ever.

Formerly the arena of tech and gamer experts, the likes of Bitcoin has exploded into the mainstream in recent years, arguably against the very anarchic and revolutionary spirit upon which it was founded.