Some call him a genius, others find him bizarre. He was a programming and cybersecurity visionary, one of the most (and least) lucky businessmen, a fugitive, a suspect, a government critic, and the man who ran for the US president twice. At the peak of his career, he had riches estimated at $100 million....

The Bitcoin (BTC) exchange rate started to grow actively in price this February. Then the value of the coin first doubled to $ 6.000, and then did it again, and set a local maximum of $ 13.700. Now the first cryptocurrency is trading at around $ 9.500, but according to forecasts, it will not just update...