Weekly Roundup 5/13: BTC Still Roaring, Crypto Helps Remittance Markets, Ransomware Hackers have a Field Day

In the last couple weeks we largely focused on the ever-rising price of bitcoin, why it is happening and what it means for the world economy. Well, this week bitcoin blew right past all of that, reaching prices as high as $2000 on some specialty, local markets. What can stop the rise of bitcoin? Outside…