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“The carnival-casino era of cryptocurrencies has come back with a vengeance, riding a broader wave of investment in bitcoin that was itself spurred by the election of Donald Trump. It’s minting millionaires while potentially harming others — yet everyone, even the losers, seem to be in on the joke … Yes, it’s called Fartcoin. Yes, it is totally useless. And yes, it has nevertheless tripled in value over the past week to a market capitalization of more than $700 million. (And they said I was crazy when I put all my money into natural gas futures…)