Digital gold reserves 10. 11. 2020. There are more and more indications that bitcoin is marching steadfast toward becoming the digital gold. One such indication is a trend among public companies that developed in the recent months: they buy bitcoin. For the long term. And they do it because they do not trust cash. On the other hand, they see bitcoin as a good hedge against inflation, so they invest a part of their cash reserves into it. We already knew about smaller companies that keep bitcoin on their balance sheets. But this time, serious corporations with billion-dollar market caps also joined the ride. Kicking it off was the Nasdaq-listed company MicroStrategy. It spent a total of $425 million in August and September and is now the proud owner of 38,250 bitcoins. That is huge, not least because it means that one-third of its market capitalization is in the largest cryptocurrency. Read more about Digital gold reserves
Why did I bet on bitcoin at the peak of the mania? (4) — Without leaders 18. 10. 2019. I was well aware that we were in the final phase of a mania and the crash was near. Still, in December 2017 I made the bet that bitcoin would outperform gold on a five-year horizon. In this article series, I describe what I based my opinion on. In Part 1, I presented the background of my bet. In Part 2, I argued that there is a need for digital gold. The previous part explored why bitcoin stands the best chance to fulfill this purpose. I will now give further arguments in support of that. Read more about Why did I bet on bitcoin at the peak of the mania? (4) — Without leaders
Why did I bet on bitcoin at the peak of the mania? (3) – The network effect 01. 10. 2019. I was well aware that we were in the final phase of a mania and the crash was near. Still, in December 2017 I made the bet that bitcoin would outperform gold on a five-year horizon. In this article series, I describe what I based my opinion on. In Part 1, I presented the background of my bet. In Part 2, I argued that there is a need for digital gold. This part and the next will explore why bitcoin has the best chance to fulfill this purpose. Read more about Why did I bet on bitcoin at the peak of the mania? (3) – The network effect
