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Bitcoin rose to an astonishing ,000 value last week (and is now sitting around ,000) – astonishing for a currency which had a

value just six years ago. The decentralized payment network has seen ups and downs before, leading some to ask whether it’s a good investment. Host Dan Loney speaks with Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Christian Catalini, Assistant Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, to discuss why Bitcoin has hit this high mark and what this means for investors on Knowledge at Wharton.

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