Cryptocurrency
Scotland Hospital Opens Rehab Center for Crypto-Trading Addicts via @BitcoinMagazine
According to Bitcoin Magazine, “We all indulge in guilty pleasures from time to time. Whether it’s chocolate, alcohol or something completely different, everyone has something that tantalizes their senses. For some people, that ‘something’ is cryptocurrency. Now, a hospital in Scotland is working to help those who have taken their love of crypto a bit too far. […]
According to Bitcoin Magazine, “We all indulge in guilty pleasures from time to time. Whether it’s chocolate, alcohol or something completely different, everyone has something that tantalizes their senses. For some people, that ‘something’ is cryptocurrency. Now, a hospital in Scotland is working to help those who have taken their love of crypto a bit too far.
“Castle Craig Hospital — Scotland’s largest addiction treatment facility — has developed a center specifically dedicated to help cryptocurrency addicts. Representatives explain that ‘cryptocurrency users can get hooked by the volatile fluctuation of prices online which creates a ‘high’ when they buy or trade a winning currency’ and that ‘this can be exciting but also addictive and … financially disastrous.’
“Individuals addicted to crypto-trading show all the same signs and behaviors as gambling addicts; only this time, they are dealing with a 24/7 urge to mix and match digital assets despite suffering consistent (and occasionally devastating) losses.”