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The Winners and Losers of 2020 Bitcoin Predictions
Now that it’s 2021, let’s take a look back at 2020 and poke some light fun at the winners and losers of the Bitcoin predictions for an utterly unpredictable year. As the briefest of recaps: Bitcoin started 2020 trading at $7,150 and hit an all-time high of $23,000 in December. (Check out our article on Bitcoin’s […]
A Look Back at 2020 and Bitcoin’s Wild Ride to an All-Time High
2020 is probably the strangest, toughest year many of us have encountered. The pandemic has affected our day-to-day lives, our well-being, and our economy. But it also helped launch Bitcoin on one wild ride, culminating in Bitcoin reaching its all-time highest price on December 19 (at the time of writing this). Here, we’ll take a […]
Money Weirder Than Bitcoin
You’ve likely encountered cryptocurrency skeptics who question how an item that only exists digitally can be currency. Perhaps you’ve even attempted to explain that Bitcoin is a virtual token logged as an entry on a ledger called the blockchain. Certainly, this is more abstract than the paper money we carry in our wallets. Yet, all […]
Bitcoin Predictions for 2021 and Beyond
Bitcoin hitting an all-time high of nearly $20,000 was a rare silver lining to an otherwise bleak year. But 2020 is almost over–goodbye and good riddance–and 2021 is just around the corner. Let’s look at experts’ predictions for bitcoin and cryptocurrency for 2021 and beyond. Bitcoin Usage Will Grow “Bitcoin can become a monetary network […]
What is Bitcoin? – Comprehensive Guide [2020]
If you’re reading this, then Bitcoin has somehow lodged itself into your daily train of thought and you’ve decided to figure out once and for all, What’s Bitcoin?! Within this article we’ll cover Bitcoin’s humble beginnings, lay the groundwork for how it operates under the hood, and, lastly explain how you can acquire and use […]
The Beginnings of Crypto-Anarchy and How That Led to Bitcoin
Part 1 of a 2-part series If we’re going to get into the nitty-gritty start of crypto-anarchy and cryptocurrency–and we are–let’s begin at the absolute beginning: with the word “anarchy” and its origins. “Anarchy” was first used in the early 16th century and meant, according to Merriam-Webster: the “‘absence of government,’ albeit with the implication […]
What’s the Difference Between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash?
Cryptocurrency is such a new concept in the financial technology world, and is so rapidly evolving and growing, it’s hard to keep up with what the different currencies are and how they differ from each other. Bitcoin was first created in 2009 and since then, many other cryptocurrencies have emerged and many have already failed […]