Tag Archives: Bitcoin

The cryptocurrency realm, already characterized by its unpredictable nature, has once again been thrust into the spotlight as Bitcoin, the pioneering cryptocurrency, recently experienced a rapid price drop.

It seems that more and more people justify investing in crypto-currencies — even at current record prices — by claiming that they’re an effective hedge against the instability of fiat currencies but is that true?

People should be careful when applying the word “fiat” to currency/money. The word is routinely used to mean irredeemable or non-physical, but that’s not what it actually means.

A lot of people think cryptos are in a big bubble. They’re some of the most volatile asset markets have ever seen and, with so many different types of cryptos out there, it can be hard to know how much of your portfolio you should allocate to any one of them so today, I’m clearing up the confusion.

...Trading bitcoin may still not be as simple as trading most stocks, but it has made huge strides toward becoming a mainstream investment in 2017. Here’s a look at all the ways traders can play bitcoin and what may be coming next.

Another boom and another crash. The story of Bitcoin has been a roller coaster ride of rises and falls to say the least. People have watched in awe as Bitcoin has catapulted higher in recent weeks yet this was not meant to last. Once again, as it has so many times before, Bitcoin has suffered a serious setback, falling roughly 31% overnight!

Not many people know much about Bitcoin but it is growing and seems set to take over the world of online gambling. Here's why & how.

Gold investors have been slow and cautious to adopt crypto-currencies such as bitcoin seeing them as false competition to real money such as gold and silver. The major argument from gold bugs has been that bitcoin is not backed by anything tangible [but] that has all changed with the recent introduction of Digix - the gold standard in peer-to-peer digital assets because it is literally backed by gold.

Governments all over the world are putting restrictions in place on the use of cash - for your safety, of course - but what is the true aim of the War on Cash?

While both Bitcoin and E-money harness the power of the web and mobile, they are still very different. See the infographic below for more information.