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Money jobs: Cashing or crashing with crypto

We take a look at what it's really like investing and trading in crypto. Hear from those who have made and lost money on these new and ultimately very risky currencies.

Crypto is a tricky business. Chances are, you know someone or know of someone who's made a bit of money with crypto, and that you鈥檙e not too far removed from someone who鈥檚 lost money too.

This is episode two in the latest series from Business Daily, all about high value, high transaction jobs you might read about, see on the TV or glamorised in films.

In this episode, Leanna Byrne asks author, speaker and content creator Layah Heilpern what it's really like investing in Bitcoin. Abhishek Sachdev, chief executive of Vedanta Hedging, a traditional trader tells us why he's ring-fenced some of his personal investment fund for crypto trading and Matt Brighton, a property investor, tells us he learned some hard lessons trading crypto.

We also find out that trading isn鈥檛 the only way to get involved in the crypto market. Solicitor Charlotte Hill, works at the international law firm Pennington Manches Cooper has been taking on a ballooning caseload coming out of the crypto space.

Presenter/producer: Leanna Byrne
Image: Bitcoin logo; Credit: Getty

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