No talk of moon shots at bitcoin bash in Miami

Less upbeat: Attendees play cornhole at the expo hall during the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Florida. The event was more sober than last year as many people have lost a lot of money in the virtual currency. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: It turns out that the bitcoin faithful still like to party even after the annus horribilis (a year of misfortune) that shook the digital-asset world in 2022.

They’re just a little more subdued this year.