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# Blockchain Brouhaha: from Bitcoin blessings to crypto curses
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/blockchain-brouhaha-from-bitcoin-blessings-to-crypto-curses/
- Published: 2023-12-11T09:57:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:36:35.000Z
- Description: Once upon a time, companies were eager to add "Blockchain" or "Crypto" to their names, thinking it would make them sound cooler and more in-trend. But like that one guy at the party who won't stop talking about Bitcoin, it turns out people just found it annoying. With the rece...
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

Once upon a time, companies were eager to add "[Blockchain](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/blockchain-speaker/)" or "Crypto" to their names, thinking it would make them sound cooler and more in-trend. But like that one guy at the party who won't stop talking about Bitcoin, it turns out people just found it annoying. With the recent crypto crash, more and more companies are dropping the "B-word" from their names like it's a bad habit.

Read the full article on [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/crypto-crash-makes-blockchain-a-dirty-word/2023/01/04/da35238e-8bf5-11ed-b86a-2e3a77336b8e%5Fstory.html?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

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