While amazing advances came this year, it may be 2022 that Bitcoin truly takes the spotlight. 2021 seemed like the year cryptocurrency grew up. Bitcoin broke out of its three-year bear market in November 2020, going on a massive rally vaulting it into mainstream public consciousness. It was a great year for enthusiasts for sure. […]
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Entering 2022 with the clown world simulation shifting into ever-higher gears, it’s worth remembering why we’re here and why Bitcoin is worth fighting for. So what if we’re wrong? The real question is: What if we’re right? The Humanity-Altering Potential Of Bitcoin As we enter 2022, we should all stop and marvel at how far […]
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Bitcoin is not a bubble. It’s the monetary escape hatch we need now that the COVID-19 cat is out of the bag. I trained as a financial historian. My academic work focused on banks and financial markets in the past, and I was always fascinated by iconic bubbles of financial history — the tulip mania, […]
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Bitcoin offers an irreversible digital property function that prior to its invention simply did not exist. Understanding Bitcoin is a one-way hash function should make sense because a hash function cannot be reversed. Once you understand that, it is hard to go back to thinking otherwise. The secure hash algorithm or SHA-256 puts Bitcoin in […]
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The trend of fiat currency inflation in 2021 will worsen in 2022, and those holding bitcoin have planned for it. “Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value: zero.” –Voltaire Inflation was one of the most widely-debated topics in the mainstream media throughout 2021. We’ve been fed lies throughout the year, with some outlets suggesting […]
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Despite efforts to undermine the freedom and sovereignty of bitcoin, the powers of centralization only further fortify bitcoin’s value. The COVID-19 crisis that has devastated the economy brought radical change to our social and political landscape. From Austria’s lockdown against the entire citizenry and forced injection, to mandatory quarantine camps in Australia, in an effort […]
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A recent blog post from the International Monetary Fund appears to show their distaste for cryptocurrencies and lack of education in this sector. The International Monetary Fund stated in their blog that “financial stability risks could soon become systemic in some countries.” In this discussion of “crypto assets” and “associated products,” the IMF stated their […]
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Hester Peirce also said she doesn’t understand why a bitcoin spot ETF hasn’t yet been approved, adding the reasoning to deny is outdated. Having an exclusive regulator oversee cryptocurrency developments in the U.S. might not be the best strategy, according to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce. She told CoinDesk TV in a […]
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The software intelligence firm headed by Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor bought bitcoin once again in a $94 million investment. MicroStrategy bought bitcoin yet again, the third big purchase in one month.The software company acquired 1,914 BTC for $94.2 million.Saylor’s firm now holds about 124,391 bitcoin, the largest bitcoin holding among corporations worldwide. Software intelligence company […]
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The decentralized currency has, in just a bit longer than a decade, risen to the potential of becoming the world’s system of value. On Halloween 2008, a month and a half after the Lehman Brothers’ spectacular collapse, Bitcoin started the monetary revolution we’re now seeing. Bitcoin showed that, with technology, different monetary arrangements are possible: […]