https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/14/steve-bannon-cryptocurrency-deplorables-bitcoin

Ex-Trump strategist calls cryptocurrency ‘disruptive populism’ and says he is interested in making a currency of his own

It’s been a tough few days for bitcoin. On Sunday, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail was hacked, which caused the price of bitcoin to tumble. Prices fell again on Wednesday after a study found bitcoin’s huge spike last year (the currency reached nearly $20,000) might have been the result of strategic price manipulation.