Leigh Cuen Contributor Share on Twitter Leigh Cuen is a reporter in New York City. Her work has been published by Vice, Business Insider, Newsweek, Teen Vogue, Al Jazeera English, The Jerusalem Post, and many others. Follow her on Instagram at @leighcuen. More posts by this contributor How Bitcoin is helping middle-class users survive the pandemic Bitcoin advocates revolt against the Trump administration’s frantic crypto regulations From Brazil to Nigeria, people turn to Bitcoin for different reasons than most of their speculating counterparts in North America.