Binyamin Netanyahu, Bitcoin’s flaws and returning stolen art
A selection of three defining articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
THIS WEEK, Binyamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, provides a parable of modern populism. Flaws in Bitcoin suggest that a lasting revival of cryptocurrencies is unlikely (9’20). And why museums should return stolen art, but accept donations from almost anyone (18’57).
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