 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have lost about $170 billion in value over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin currently holding at $55,300. The volatility, of course, in this commodity, if you will, or digital asset has been extraordinary and argues against it ever being used as a currency unless it were to settle down and become a much less volatile instrument. Right now, whether or not it meets the criteria of money is an open question. Is it a store of value? Is it a unit of exchange? Is it a medium?