When Bitcoin was launched in 2009, it was only viewed as an exciting concept, but now it has so many other uses. The list below outlines some of the best ways you can use the world's leading cryptocurrency.
InvestmentFor many people, Bitcoin is primarily an investment vehicle. Just like with stocks, investors trade Bitcoins through exchanges. This causes the currency's value to fluctuate based on supply and demand. Speculators can therefore invest in …
This is episode 178 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast.
First up today, we'll share an investment strategy revealed by a well-known investor, David Siegel. This is certainly not investment advice - we can't and won't provide that. Rather, this is the actual plan that Spiegel says he'll use for his own money. His goal is to beat today's bubbly crypto environment.
Are bubbles even a thing? How hard should …
This is episode 155 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast!
Happy New Year, Bitcoiners! Despite the expectations of countless media and so-called economists, Bitcoin survived 2016. In fact, it seems like it did far more than just survive. So as we often do this time of year, we'll take an episode to assess the past year in Bitcoin and predict the future.
To recap 2016, we'll consider Mike Hearn's exit…
Bitcoin is becoming an increasingly popular payment method at various online poker rooms. There are many reasons for this phenomenon. Probably the most important one is that Bitcoin can be used by everyone around the globe. So even players from the USA, where offshore online poker has been under attack for more than a decade, can still easily fund their accounts.
In addition, paying with Bitcoin is appealing because deposits are processed instantly and …
This is episode 142 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast!
True Bitcoiners know all about price spikes. We were there for all the bubbles and we've seen the price move tens of percentage points in a matter of hours. But over the past several months, Bitcoin has actually been relatively stable. It made some sudden shifts during the halvening and Brexit, but those were tiny compared to the old …
This is episode 138 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast!
We don't think about it very much, but inflation is a serious killer. I recently had some retirement plans running through my head and wanted to see how much value my savings might lose throughout my career. A quick check informed me that the US Dollar has lost a whopping 75% of it's buying power over the past four decades.…
Happy New Year! This is episode 105 of You, Me, and BTC - your liberty and Bitcoin podcast!
Daniel is on vacation this week and doesn't have time to edit, so this episode is completely uncut! We'll review and respond to a Forbes article with 10 arguments against investing in Bitcoin. We'll discuss which points seem valid, which seem like misunderstandings, how we can overcome some of the real problems mentioned, and much more.…
The Bitcoin community learned over the last few days that the Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) will become the world's first publicly traded Bitcoin fund. On one hand, that's pretty darn cool. Lots of people out there might start considering Bitcoin more legitimate when they see that a Bitcoin fund has approval from FINRA and can be listed on exchanges just like stocks. A closer look, however, reveals some details that make me slightly uneasy.…
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