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2015: The Year Bitcoin Stayed Strong

2015: The Year Bitcoin Stayed Strong

2015 was a year of enduring strength for bitcoin, the world’s first mainstream cryptocurrency. From what many would call a capitulation phase in the market in January 2015 to a very healthy bull run to close out the year, bitcoin once again proved that it’s here to...
Bitcoin & Terrorism

Bitcoin & Terrorism

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris and subsequent threats in other major population centers around the world (i.e. Belgium & Mali), Bitcoin has come under scrutiny as a preferred medium of exchange for terrorists worldwide. Already European authorities...
Bitcoin is Back

Bitcoin is Back

Bitcoin is back in the headlines of late due to it’s continued adoption into the mainstream media news cycle in addition to a recent price surge. With Bitcoin hitting a 2015 high of $330 last week and the growing fervor around blockchain technology, excitement has...
Saving vs. Speculating: Bitcoin

Saving vs. Speculating: Bitcoin

If you are interested in entering the digital currency market, two ways of doing so are through consistent monthly savings or less frequent speculative bets. Here are the pros and cons of each approach and my recommendation for which technique to utilize given today’s...
The March Towards Cashless Society

The March Towards Cashless Society

The calls for a cashless society are strengthening. After all, who uses cash these days anyways? I just swipe my credit card, get the points, and pay it off later – no cash needed, right? That, and digital currencies like Bitcoin are coming out and making...
Bitcoin & Exter’s Pyramid

Bitcoin & Exter’s Pyramid

Exter’s pyramid is a an excellent way to visualize the risk of asset classes in relation to their size. At the top of the pyramid is derivatives, at the bottom you have our favorite asset, gold. Between those two boundaries you have non monetary commodities, bonds,...
Fintech

Fintech

The biggest market in the world has always been the market of money. Bigger than industry, commodities, insurance, or anything else, finance is the largest area of opportunity as all the aforementioned markets feed into the world of money. If this is the case, it...
Bitcoin Day Trading

Bitcoin Day Trading

I am not a day trader. I work your standard day job and do some writing on the side for my own development and enjoyment. However, if I was a day trader, I’d be looking to trade within the wild west of the digital currency markets. Traders crave volatility and if...
Safe Haven Utility

Safe Haven Utility

If there was a bank run in the United States, would you be ready? Would you be prepared for capital controls knocking on your door telling you that you no longer have exclusive ownership to your money? That you can only withdraw a certain amount per day? This is what...