The Clearing of the Fog Other than the perennial fearmongering stories, the first I really took notice of Bitcoin was when my neighbour sold his holding and started renovating his house. It intrigued me; the biggest risk I’d seen him take was leaving the car unlocked while he was paying for fuel, yet here he was knee-deep in crypto. At the time — mid 2022 — crypto currencies were springing up everywhere. And they were just as quickly going under.