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Crypto owners are more likely to have psychopathic traits, study says

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If you’ve ever suspected that your cryptocurrency-obsessed friend might be a psychopath, you may be on to something.

Digital-asset holders tend to exhibit higher levels of “dark” personality traits such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism, according to a recent academic paper by researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of Miami published in the journal PLOS One.

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