By CCN: The Associated Press got dragged on Twitter after issuing its ridiculous style rules for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. In short, the AP guidelines underscored that the self-proclaimed editorial style gurus don’t understand crypto at all. AP: ‘He Bought a Vacuum Cleaner Using Bitcoins’ The brouhaha erupted after the AP Stylebook tweeted: “We have a new entry on cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum. It contains explanations as well as style points.” “Capitalize when referring to Bitcoin and other currencies as a system, but lowercase when referring to their use as payment: ‘The government wants to regulate Bitcoin, Ethereum
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