by bradlathrop1 | Feb 26, 2024 | Bitcoin
Does bitcoin play a role in combating hyperinflation in developing countries? That’s the central question of this article. I’ve heard a lot over the years about bitcoin serving as a “hedge” for inflation. But why is that? And what about extreme...
by bradlathrop1 | Feb 14, 2024 | Bitcoin
What a year for Bitcoin so far. The legendary cryptocurrency is now up 16%+ since the start of 2024 and up 132%+ over the last 12 months. Wild! And while there’s almost always interesting stuff going on with Bitcoin and its ecosystem, one particularly...
by bradlathrop1 | Feb 5, 2024 | Bitcoin
Let’s talk about Bitcoin’s 2023. Because boy, 2023 was a YEAR for Bitcoin. Let’s kick things off with a chart of Bitcoin’s price over the last 12 months. While 2022 was a horrendous year for Bitcoin’s price (dropped from low 40k to below 17k), 2023 has...
by bradlathrop1 | Mar 30, 2023 | Bitcoin
Monday, September 12th, 2022 | Cryptostotle #18 | By: Brad Lathrop Hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin transactions occur per day! In fact, over 300,000 bitcoin transactions happened yesterday alone, according to YCHARTS. What makes these transactions possible? The key...
by bradlathrop1 | Aug 15, 2022 | Bitcoin
Thursday, July 21st, 2022 | Cryptostotle #14 | By: Brad Lathrop BlackRock, the giant multinational investment firm and the world’s largest asset manager, recently announced the launch of a “spot bitcoin private trust” available for U.S. institutional investors....
by bradlathrop1 | Jul 21, 2022 | Bitcoin
Thursday, July 21st, 2022 | Cryptostotle #12 | By: Brad Lathrop Tesla sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings over the second quarter of the year, which resulted in $936M added to their balance sheet. Back in February 2021, Elon Musk and Tesla purchased...
