Is Bitcoin Similar to a Pyramid Scam? That’s what the same economist who predicted the pandemic says April 27, 2021 marklaw01 Entrepreneurship Comments Off on Is Bitcoin Similar to a Pyramid Scam? That’s what the same economist who predicted the pandemic says Economist Nassim Taleb calls Bitcoin a ‘volatile stunt’ and compared it to the Ponzi scheme, the most famous pyramid scam of recent decades.