The Other Winners of Sunday’s Super Bowl

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February 15, 2022

The Rams weren’t the only winners of the Super Bowl on Sunday night. Cryptocurrency firms also had a moment (as did Gen X rappers, but I digress). You couldn’t escape the crypto ads, including a 60-second spot that was just a bouncing QR code for the exchange Coinbase. The ad was so popular that it briefly crashed the Coinbase app. Viewers who got through were greeted with the promise of $15 in free Bitcoin when they sign up. With one Bitcoin currently trading at around $44,000, that would make you the proud owner of….0.00034th of a Bitcoin. The ads generated plenty of hype, but keep in mind that more than half of Bitcoin owners are currently in the red, according to a recent study. If you’ve got crypto FOMO (fear of missing out) and want to dabble judiciously, go right ahead. But leave your retirement savings in low-cost index funds, where it belongs.

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