After 38 years, the Ceefax service is coming to an end. In the era before the internet and 24-hour news channels, this was how many people stayed abreast of current news. For many investors in the pre-internet era, it was the only source of relatively up-to-date security prices and market news. Farewell Ceefax!
According to Robert Shiller , speaking at Davos, Bitcoin is a perfect example of a bubble - story here . Shiller sees Bitcoin as a backwards step in the evolution of money. George Selgin , a free banker, takes an opposing view - click here . Although he doesn't believe that Bitcoin is money, he sees its development as a fascinating turn in the evolution of money. In particular, he lauds the fact that Bitcoin production is constrained and cannot be infinite. There is a short video below where Bitcoin explain how it works.