Treasury Secretary Yellen warns about ‘extremely inefficient’ bitcoin

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In conversation with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on Monday at the New York Times DealBook Conference, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a warning about the dangers that bitcoin poses both to investors and the public.

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