'I stole from my mother, my brother and my family... I thought Bitcoin would make me a millionaire but it ruined my life': The harrowing stories of those left on the verge of suicide because of their

Stories like that of hairdresser Jacqui Wilson, 57, who told the Mail how she transformed her family’s fortunes with the £210,000 she has made on Bitcoin, are inspiring. This was a precursor of things to come.’ Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones, NHS England’s National Clinical Adviser on Gambling Harms, fears that the rise in the value of Bitcoin will result in more people getting into trouble Bitcoin quintupled in value over the course of 2020 and even though he was making money hand over fist, it was not enough to satisfy Michael. ‘I started taking bigger and bigger risks at a time when the market was in decline and it made minimal sense to do so.’ Michael then took a different tack and started betting that Bitcoin and the other cryptos would fall, through spread-betting. ‘I completely removed crypto and gambling from my life, and it wasn’t until I did that that I was able to properly begin my recovery,’ he said. With crypto, it took me a while to accept that.’ Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones, NHS England’s National Clinical Adviser on Gambling Harms, fears that the staggering rise in the value of Bitcoin will result in more people getting into trouble through their crypto trading.