Presented By: Longform Saturdays The problem with the question “What is Bitcoin?” is that people expect a clear answer. Bitcoin is an enigma wrapped in a riddle, hidden in some dark corner of the internet. Bitcoin is either too sketchy or too volatile or too complicated or too frustrating. Hodler’s and cypherpunks and memer’s ofContinue reading “Explaining Bitcoin is… Hard”
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12/4/2020
Haiku: maximalism where Bitcoin reigns supreme is outdated but fun Reading for the Day: BTC in USD = $18,989.16. Alistair Milne, an OG Bitcoiner, wrote an article that brings a little clarity to projecting the price of BTC into the future (https://alistairmilne.com/) I got absolutely flamed by AmericanHodl yesterday on Twitter for not being aContinue reading “12/4/2020”
12/3/2020
Hi readers, Question of the Day: Is Bitcoin Bitcoin when someone else holds your Bitcoin? aka … is purchasing Bitcoin on Robinhood or Paypal a good idea? Answer of the Day: Bitcoin is Bitcoin is Bitcoin. Buy it wherever you want and hold it wherever you want. Robinhood and Paypal make it SUPER easy toContinue reading “12/3/2020”
12/2/2020
Bitcoin Market Cap in USD = $350,051,273,940 (coinmarketcap.com) Greetings and Salutations, Bitcoin’s price and popularity seem to be positively correlated. I have no fancy graphs or large data sets for such a claim. All I have is a bunch of text messages and comments from the people in my life. As the price skyrockets, soContinue reading “12/2/2020”
12/1/2020
BTC in USD = $19,290 Hello World, I woke up this morning to a quick little BTC flash crash where the price caroomed from 19.5k to 18.1k and then back up in a matter of minutes. Did I buy the dip? Hell yes. The ETH 2.0 blockchain is set to go live at 11 amContinue reading “12/1/2020”
11/30/2020
BTC in USD 11/30/2020 12:13.43 = $19,115.40 Dear World, The Bitcoin price hit an all time high today. Well, maybe. The all time high is disputed. Some say it is $19,666. Others chose the number $19,269 (those jokesters). Classic Bitcoin stuff. The number doesn’t really matter. I just want to hit 20k. A lot ofContinue reading “11/30/2020”
Bitcoin, What is It? (12/13/2020)
This has been a pretty magical week for the worlds first digitally native money. MassMutual purchased $100 million worth of Bitcoin as a reserve asset. Microstrategy popped off for another $650 million of Bitcoin using something called a “conventional bond sale.” Canada saw its’ first Ethereum ETF go live on their stock market. The priceContinue reading “Bitcoin, What is It? (12/13/2020)”