Is the diamond cartel forever? Diamonds are found in only a few places in the world. As a result, for decades the DeBeers cartel has been able to keep prices high. This diamond however, was not mined—it was printed. Human-made diamonds are as beautiful as natural diamonds— even an expert jeweler cannot tell them apart. Human-made diamonds could break the DeBeers cartel.

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