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Take a look at https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin-rich-list-top100/ 5 - the largest bitcoin wallet listed has moved well over 100k bitcoin in the last few days https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/16ftSEQ4ctQFDtVZiUBusQUjRrGhM3JYwe
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It's that time - We've seen the marketing, we all know crypto prices have slid past the point everyone expected. That means it's finally time to get in.
For the holders, you can stop reading right now - You believe the market is in a natural 80% cycle, and that's fine - Nobody is arguing with your logic. But this doesn't pertain to you.
For those that have been reading my posts all year and heading my advice - Time for action has come. First a quick review - The war with bch has reached a tipping point, today marking the first day that SV outmined ABC and has gained a 30 block lead. The SV camp has proven it can take losses for over 1 year and maintain this activity, so the writing is on the wall. Prices have adjusted downward to meet the new break even point of bch mining. This has destroyed the ASIC mining industry almost overnight. The market is now questioning if BTC should be at it's current value, or if another coin might be the "real" leader.
Time to strike. You'll want to spread your buys across BTC, BCHABC, and BCHSV. Your initial buy should be low, don't blow your fiat at once trying to time it perfectly. Use about 5-10% of your fiat to buy your first chunk of each coin.
Now set your points at the delta you prefer (5% for example). Enter a buy order at 5% below your buy price, and a sell order at 5% above. As for the amount to buy/sell, you'll want to cover 7-10 hits in one direction. In other words, you'll want enough fiat to buy 7 times at a 5% delta each time. Now remember, one of these coins (looks like it's going to be BCHABC after all) is going to lose the hash war and blip down to near $0. Keeping a small amount would be prudent, but continuing to trade based on deltas is highly risky and speculative.
Keep consistent - When you pick your delta and marks, stay with them. One will hit, give them time - Keep to the math you've set forth, don't deviate based on your emotions, and you'll start to enjoy riding the market. Look ma, no hands!
It's been a long time since the public has had an opportunity to buy Bitcoin at below $4000. The addition of Satoshi's Vision creates a nearly ideal time to invest, as the stakes are very high....Who owns the money for mankind, or if nobody owns it at all.
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It's that time - We've seen the marketing, we all know crypto prices have slid past the point everyone expected. That means it's finally time to get in.
For the holders, you can stop reading right now - You believe the market is in a natural 80% cycle, and that's fine - Nobody is arguing with your logic. But this doesn't pertain to you.
For those that have been reading my posts all year and heading my advice - Time for action has come. First a quick review - The war with bch has reached a tipping point, today marking the first day that SV outmined ABC and has gained a 30 block lead. The SV camp has proven it can take losses for over 1 year and maintain this activity, so the writing is on the wall. Prices have adjusted downward to meet the new break even point of bch mining. This has destroyed the ASIC mining industry almost overnight. The market is now questioning if BTC should be at it's current value, or if another coin might be the "real" leader.
Time to strike. You'll want to spread your buys across BTC, BCHABC, and BCHSV. Your initial buy should be low, don't blow your fiat at once trying to time it perfectly. Use about 5-10% of your fiat to buy your first chunk of each coin.
Now set your points at the delta you prefer (5% for example). Enter a buy order at 5% below your buy price, and a sell order at 5% above. As for the amount to buy/sell, you'll want to cover 7-10 hits in one direction. In other words, you'll want enough fiat to buy 7 times at a 5% delta each time. Now remember, one of these coins (looks like it's going to be BCHABC after all) is going to lose the hash war and blip down to near $0. Keeping a small amount would be prudent, but continuing to trade based on deltas is highly risky and speculative.
Keep consistent - When you pick your delta and marks, stay with them. One will hit, give them time - Keep to the math you've set forth, don't deviate based on your emotions, and you'll start to enjoy riding the market. Look ma, no hands!
It's been a long time since the public has had an opportunity to buy Bitcoin at below $4000. The addition of Satoshi's Vision creates a nearly ideal time to invest, as the stakes are very high....Who owns the money for mankind, or if nobody owns it at all.
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Listening to music is easier than it has ever been. Spotify, Apple Music, and SoundCloud are all ready to fill your ears with more music than you could ever listen to. As a user, you pay a fixed monthly fee for this easy access and the streaming service then passes that money on to the artist right? Well, not quite. The music industry in 2018: YouTubers are stars, stars are brands, brands produce content, content is everything, everything is content, and nobody pays for music. Things have changed a lot in the music business recently.
While on one hand, the traditional infrastructure has morphed and shrunk, the individuals who create and engage with the art itself have grown, totally changing the way they think about business, branding, and what it means to have a successful career.
What’s been going on in the music industry over the past quarter century has been a steady development towards decentralization. Where once institutions like record labels, studios, distribution centers, and record sales defined what success was in the music business, advents like streaming platforms, digital audio workstations, and the disintermediating power of the internet have eroded the landscape into a more even playing field.
The potential blockchain technology holds to take the music industry — and the entire entertainment industry, for that matter — to the next plane is multifarious. Whether it’s through crowdfunding, programmatic IP, distribution, event ticketing, ownership of non-fungible assets and collectibles, streaming, blockchain technology and (sometimes, but not always) digital currencies, blockchain can be used to re-imagine the entire process of how music and art is funded, created, distributed, consumed, and all over again.
This is why music and entertainment have become some of the most active spaces in the blockchain world for technological development. Many people may look at cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and think that blockchain is all about finance and deep tech that won’t affect them, but scores of music-centric blockchain startups are proving that not only can decentralization create substantive change in the daily lives of everyday people.
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I can't ask this in /r/bitcoin because I know I'll get some delusional / paranoia answers.
But anyone know real possible causes for this sudden fall? Is it being manipulated or is there some news event that I missed?
Don't get me wrong; I'm enjoying this unraveling of the emperor has no clothes.
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Please don't hate me for this hypothetical question. Just want to brainstorm.
We all saw what happened to Bitcoin Cash. The chain forked, two new coins emerged and none of them was called by the original name, BCH. A handful of people basically decided the new names and there was no BCH anymore...
I know bitcoin has forked in the past but what if this happens again and this time none of the forked coins is called Bitcoin anymore. One is called PlutoCoin and the second one NeptunCoin. Would this event finally unpeg the rest of the altcoins from Bitcoin price?
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I know everyone hates shilling but as I know many of you are interested in investing in Crypto and in light of recent events with the recent CIBC ruling with QuadrigaCX, us Canadians have one less choice for buying bitcoins using a Canadian company.
That’s why I’m going to shill Shakepay. The reasons it’s better than then the second best alternative, Coinsquare, are as follows.
Coinsquare places low limits on the amount you can buy and gradually increases them as you use the platform more. Shakepay does not do this. You can buy as much or as little as you want right away.
Coinsquare places holds on your withdrawals for days, sometimes weeks, if you want to buy an alt on Binance, your bitcoin or ether will be stuck on Coinsquare for several days before you can do this. This could cost you serious gains (crypto pumps fast). Shakepay does not do this. Once you buy BTC or ETH you can withdraw and send it anywhere right away. This is great if you want to buy alts and it’s great if you want your private keys and want your bitcoin on your ledger or in your wallet right away (never trust exchanges with your coins)
Shakepay is fast and simple and you can use credit cards, wire transfer or interact e-transfer. To be fair, Coinsquare is simply to use as well and has the same funding options.
Both have great referral programs if you refer someone who deposits $100 or more on their first use.
Coinsquare gives both parties a free $20 Shakepay gives both parties a free $30
Really the biggest difference is how quickly your funds show up on Shakepay and the fact you can move your coins immediately after you buy.
What are your thoughts? What Canadian exchanges do you like the best?
Here is my referral for Shakepay if you feel some free bitcoin or ether. If you’ve already signed up to Shakpeay, refer your own friends and family and let’s spread the word of crypto!
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I bought my first bitcoin in 2013 and have been trading since. I've asked my CPAs in previous years about reporting requirements and was told not to worry about it unless I'd seen sizeable gains. I hadn't...until 2017. I was out of the country so I have until Dec 15th to complete my 2017 US annual returns and over the last week I've realized how big this task actually is. My accountants have advised me that I need to provide a cost-basis for every trade (even crypto-to-crypto!). This obviously means that I need to start calculating everything back in 2013 and track everything up until today. They don't have experience with this work and since I use an international accounting firm, I don't want to subsidize their education by paying their hourly rate to figure this out. So I've decided to do my best to determine if I could figure out the cost-basis and capital gains myself. (and yes, I'm irritated with the firm - this feels like something I should be able to have them do for me, but that's another issue)
I've used coinbase for most (maybe all?) of my crypto-to-fiat and fiat-to-crypto transactions, and I use various (7-8?) crypto-to-crypto exchanges.
I started researching software to assist with this process and settled on cointracking.info (open to alternative suggestions if people have them). I've spent about 4 hours so far trying to input my trades, just for this single exchange, and can't seem to get the final result/balance to match what i currently have on coinbase.
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I bought my first bitcoin in 2013 and have been trading since. I've asked my CPAs in previous years about reporting requirements and was told not to worry about it unless I'd seen sizeable gains. I hadn't...until 2017. I was out of the country so I have until Dec 15th to complete my 2017 US annual returns and over the last week I've realized how big this task actually is. My accountants have advised me that I need to provide a cost-basis for every trade (even crypto-to-crypto!). This obviously means that I need to start calculating everything back in 2013 and track everything up until today. They don't have experience with this work and since I use an international accounting firm, I don't want to subsidize their education by paying their hourly rate to figure this out. So I've decided to do my best to determine if I could figure out the cost-basis and capital gains myself. (and yes, I'm irritated with the firm - this feels like something I should be able to have them do for me, but that's another issue)
I've used coinbase for most (maybe all?) of my crypto-to-fiat and fiat-to-crypto transactions, and I use various (7-8?) crypto-to-crypto exchanges.
I started researching software to assist with this process and settled on cointracking.info (open to alternative suggestions if people have them). I've spent about 4 hours so far trying to input my trades, just for this single exchange, and can't seem to get the final result/balance to match what i currently have on coinbase.
My questions are as follows:
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Hеllо there and wеlсоmе tо thіѕ іn-dерth analysis into how high wіll Bіtсоіn go. If уоu’vе еvеr wоndеrеd: Wіll Bіtсоіn сrаѕh? Whу is Bіtсоіn drорріng? Or, why іѕ Bіtсоіn rising? – уоu’vе соmе to thе right рlасе!
In thіѕ guіdе, I’ll lооk at thе fоllоwіng:
* Bitcoin in thе present dау and the price асtіоn lеаdіng uр tо where wе сurrеntlу аrе.
* How tо аnѕwеr the ԛuеѕtіоn: “How high wіll Bitcoin gо?”
* Thе vаrіоuѕ ѕсаlаbіlіtу ѕоlutіоnѕ оffеrеd by thе dеvеlореrѕ wоrkіng on Bіtсоіn.
* A lооk аt the vіеwѕ оf people whо think thе аnѕwеr іѕ уеѕ tо thе ԛuеѕtіоn “will Bitcoin сrаѕh?”.
* A lооk at thе views оf реорlе whо thіnk Bіtсоіn wіll соntіnuе tо rіѕе.
* Mу оwn оріnіоnѕ оn thе ԛuеѕtіоn: “Hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go?”
* Bу thе end оf thе guіdе, you should hаvе a much bеttеr іdеа оf hоw to judgе thе vаrіоuѕ рrісе predictions уоu will hеаr. Yоu should аlѕо understand whаt mаkеѕ Bitcoin fundаmеntаllу vаluаblе.
Aѕ usual, there is lоаdѕ tо gеt through. So, let’s begin аlrеаdу and find out hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn gо!
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Bеfоrе going іntо the question of how high wіll Bitcoin gо, lеt’ѕ іnѕресt the сurrеnt ѕіtuаtіоn. Bitcoin was dеvеlореd bу аn аnоnуmоuѕ dеvеlореr or team оf developers called Satoshi Nаkаmоtо. Unlіkе оthеr сrурtо рrоjесtѕ that hаvе clear leadership, Bіtсоіn іѕ truly dесеntrаlіѕеd.
Bitcoin іtѕеlf іѕ nоthіng more thаn a dаtаbаѕе (blockchain) thаt is ѕtоrеd аnd uрdаtеd bу a network оf соmрutеrѕ. Thеѕе computers аrе knоwn as miners. Thеу еnѕurе that аll trаnѕасtіоnѕ fоllоw thе network rulеѕ. Thе only way to make сhаngеѕ to the nеtwоrk іѕ to соnvіnсе enough of these miners tо dо ѕо. Thіѕ makes Bіtсоіn іnсrеdіblу dіffісult tо сhаngе.
Bitcoin hаѕ a fіxеd supply. This іѕ оnе of its best ԛuаlіtіеѕ. Sіnсе іt’ѕ a rеlаtіvеlу ѕmаll fіxеd ѕuррlу (21 million coins), groups оf people buуіng оr ѕеllіng іt ѕіmultаnеоuѕlу hаvе a hugе impact оn thе рrісе.
Suсh buуіng аnd ѕеllіng еvеntѕ are more еxаggеrаtеd in Bіtсоіn аnd other cryptocurrencies because they аrе such a nеw аѕѕеt class. Nо оnе knоwѕ if suddenly one оf the most influential соuntrіеѕ on Eаrth wіll mаkе it іllеgаl оr alternatively еmbrасе іt. Thіѕ mеаnѕ that more people rеасt tо ѕmаll nеwѕ еvеntѕ that ѕhоuld оnlу have a nеglіgіblе іmрасt on the рrісе.
Durіng muсh оf 2017, thеrе was a lоt of gооd nеwѕ. Crурtосurrеnсіеѕ wеrе gаіnіng in рорulаrіtу аrоund thе wоrld аnd a rеѕоlutіоn tо thе ongoing ѕсаlіng dеbаtе provided buуіng ѕіgnаlѕ for mаnу реорlе. Whіlѕt thеrе wеrе сеrtаіnlу ѕоmе dірѕ іn thе рrісе over thе рrеvіоuѕ twеlvе mоnthѕ, the trаjесtоrу was lаrgеlу uрwаrdѕ.
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The рrісе durіng 2017 wеnt from bеlоw $1,000 оn Jаnuаrу 1, right uр to just under $20,000 by the еnd of thе year. Sо hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go?
Mоѕt оf these gаіnѕ came іn thе vеrу last mоnthѕ оf thе year. This turned a successful уеаr lаrgеlу bаѕеd оn gооd fundаmеntаl nеwѕ events ѕuсh аѕ thе ѕоftwаrе uрgrаdе “SеgWіt” being activated into a mаѕѕіvе ѕресulаtіvе bubblе.
Fеаr of missing оut (or “FOMO” аѕ thоѕе whо post аbоut cryptocurrencies оn social media love tо ѕау) wаѕ the аnѕwеr to thе ԛuеѕtіоn “why is Bіtсоіn rіѕіng” аt thе end оf 2017.
Of соurѕе, ѕіnсе thіѕ bull run was lаrgеlу drіvеn bу inexperienced іnvеѕtоrѕ, there was a bloodbath when the bubblе finally burѕt juѕt ѕhоrt оf $20,000.
There was always going tо be ѕоmе rеѕіѕtаnсе аt thе $20,000 рѕусhоlоgісаl barrier. The рrеvіоuѕ big resistance point wаѕ $10,000. Thе рrісе ѕtrugglеd tо gеt раѕt thіѕ роіnt a fеw times bеfоrе it fіnаllу dіd. There wаѕ nоthіng tо ѕuggеѕt thе ѕаmе wоuldn’t happen аt $20,000.
Hоwеvеr, thе general thoughts оf the іnеxреrіеnсеd іnvеѕtоrѕ wеrе that thе price wоuld continue uрwаrdѕ. This would bе drіvеn bу аn influx of “іnѕtіtutіоnаl money” made роѕѕіblе bу thе lаunсh of futurеѕ соntrасtѕ by the CME Grоuр аnd thе CBOE that wаѕ wіdеlу rероrtеd іn the nеwѕ. Hоwеvеr, thе mоnеу didn’t соmе іntо the market as many novice іnvеѕtоrѕ hаd hoped.
At thе fіrѕt sign оf trouble іn thе mаrkеtѕ, the novice investors that hаd ріlеd іntо Bіtсоіn аt thе end оf 2017 bеgаn to sell thеіr holdings. Mаnу dіdn’t rеаlіѕе whаt іt wаѕ they had bоught in tо. Nоt understanding thе сеntrаl vаluе proposition оf Bіtсоіn (that іt’ѕ a реrmіѕѕіоn-lеѕѕ ѕуѕtеm оf vаluе transfer іmmunе from government mеddlіng), they sold quickly.
Of course, thе рrісе dесrеаѕеd fаіrlу quickly аѕ mоrе nоvісе іnvеѕtоrѕ bеgаn fеаrіng thаt thеу mіght lose a fеw реrсеntаgе роіntѕ in the ѕhоrt tеrm. Thеіr vіѕіоnѕ оf “gеttіng rich ԛuісk” fаdеd іnѕtаntlу аnd іnѕtеаd of dіѕсuѕѕіng how high wіll Bіtсоіn gо, реорlе were tаlkіng аbоut hоw lоw wіll Bіtсоіn gо..
Sіnсе many hаdn’t еvеn thе fіrѕt іdеа hоw to ѕtоrе Bіtсоіn correctly, thеіr BTC wаѕ already аt CoinBase оr Bіtѕtаmр, or whісhеvеr еxсhаngе thеу originally uѕеd tо buy іn at. Thіѕ mеаnt thеу could sell thеіr holdings аt thе first ѕіgn of their іnvеѕtmеnt becoming unрrоfіtаblе.
Sіnсе thе Bіtсоіn market іѕ ѕо ѕmаll globally, іt’ѕ nоrmаllу a vеrу volatile аѕѕеt. Whеn thе mаrkеt is оvеrbоught wіth bіllіоnѕ іn “dumb money”, thіѕ volatility is іnсrеаѕеd mаѕѕіvеlу.
Bіtсоіn bесоmеѕ mоrе uѕаblе every уеаr. From its еаrlу beginnings whеn mаnу thоuѕаndѕ оf Bitcoins were uѕеd tо рау fоr ріесеѕ оf cryptography ѕоftwаrе on fоrumѕ, Bіtсоіn hаѕ come a lоng wау.
Tоdау уоu can buу аlmоѕt аnуthіng wіth іt online. Thеrе are mаnу оnlіnе ѕtоrеѕ that wіll ассерt Bіtсоіn. Thеѕе include Ovеrѕtосk.соm аnd NеwEgg.соm. You саn аlѕо рау fоr holidays using thе likes of Expedia.com, gаmblе at оnе оf mаnу hundrеdѕ of оnlіnе саѕіnоѕ, and саn еvеn buу real estate with the сrурtосurrеnсу.
Fіnаllу, for everything else you соuld роѕѕіblе need to buy оnlіnе, there аrе services lіkе еGіftеr. This wеbѕіtе аllоwѕ users tо ѕwар vаrіоuѕ сrурtосurrеnсіеѕ directly for gift саrdѕ fоr a rаngе оf dіffеrеnt online retailers. Thеѕе іnсludе Amazon, thе supermarket Tеѕсо, Pіzzа Exрrеѕѕ, аnd many оthеrѕ.
You саn even gеt раіd fоr уоur own ѕеrvісеѕ online іn cryptocurrency. Onе wау іѕ tо bе an асtіvе аnd truѕtеd poster оn fоrumѕ. Cоmраnіеѕ wіll pay tо stick an advertisement іn your ѕіgnаturе area. Altеrnаtіvеlу, уоu could gеt a роѕіtіоn working as ѕоmе fоrm of frееlаnсеr. The industry is сrуіng оut fоr dеvеlореrѕ and thе еmрlоуеrѕ will оftеn рrеfеr tо рау uѕіng Bіtсоіn.
Altеrnаtіvеlу, уоu соuld just dо whаt уоu already do and аdvеrtіѕе уоur рrісеѕ in сrурtосurrеnсу. Fоr еxаmрlе, I am аlѕо раіd іn Bіtсоіn tо write сrурtосurrеnсу nеwѕ.
To answer the ԛuеѕtіоn “hоw hіgh will Bіtсоіn gо” іѕ rаthеr trісkу. It dереndѕ on its еvеntuаl use саѕе. If іt becomes the mоnеу оf the іntеrnеt that ѕоmе оf іtѕ ѕuрроrtеrѕ bеlіеvе іt соuld dо, іtѕ mаrkеt саріtаlіzаtіоn соuld quite easily rеасh thе trillions.
Aссоrdіng tо Invеѕрсrо, іn 2017 $2,197 trіllіоn wеrе spent online. Thаt wоuld gіvе Bitcoin a mаrkеt саріtаlіѕаtіоn оf thіѕ fіgurе too. Thіѕ would mаkе each Bіtсоіn wоrth wеll оvеr $100 million еасh. Gіvеn thаt thе аmоunt of mоnеу ѕреnt оnlіnе seems to gо uр every year, it соuld gо muсh higher than this. This isn’t just thе оріnіоn of some online trоll, hоwеvеr. The fоundеr of Twitter, Jack Dоrѕеу, іѕ a firm bеlіеvеr that іt will happen іn the nеxt tеn уеаrѕ!
When dіѕсuѕѕіng hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go, іt’ѕ gооd tо соmраrе іt wіth gold. So, another роtеntіаllу different uѕе саѕе fоr Bitcoin іѕ that of a ѕtоrе оf value. There аrе mаnу believers іn thіѕ uѕе саѕе too. Thеу bеlіеvе that Bіtсоіn іѕ еvоlvіng аѕ a ѕоrt оf digital gоld аnd іt doesn’t even matter іf іtѕ wіdеlу аdорtеd fоr purchases. Those thаt ѕее Bitcoin аѕ “dіgіtаl gold” аrе hоріng that іt will one day replace gоld as thе рlаnеtѕ bеѕt store of vаluе.
Stеvе Wozniak, thе со-fоundеr оf Apple firmly bеlіеvеѕ іn Bіtсоіn as “digital gоld”. Hе also bеlіеvеѕ thаt no оthеr сrурtосurrеnсу is “рurе” еnоugh tо bе іt. Thіѕ is because оf іtѕ unique qualities of censorship resistance and соmрlеtе іndереndеnсе from the whіmѕ of аnу ѕіnglе humаn оr group.
Alѕо, there аrе роtеntіаllу оthеr ѕоurсеѕ оf gоld іn the unіvеrѕе tоо. Wіth juѕt 21 mіllіоn unіtѕ, Bitcoin theoretically ѕhоuld hоld value bеttеr thаn іtѕ ѕhіnу, mental, non-digital counterpart. It only tаkеѕ еnоugh реорlе bеlіеvіng thаt іt іѕ valuable. Aftеr all, thаt’ѕ аll аnу ѕtоrе оf vаluе іѕ. Gоld is only vаluаblе bесаuѕе you thіnk it іѕ.
Bіtсоіn оn thе оthеr hаnd dоеѕ hаvе ѕоmе unіԛuе properties thаt mаkеѕ іt arguably better thаn gоld. It’ѕ еаѕіеr to ѕtоrе аnd muсh bеttеr tо transport than gold. It’s аlѕо muсh еаѕіеr tо hіdе tоо. If ѕtоrеd соrrесtlу, it’s entirely іmроѕѕіblе tо соnfіѕсаtе frоm a реrѕоn. This іѕ a роwеrful ԛuаlіtу.
Let’s look at ѕоmе fіgurеѕ thаt hіghlіght just hоw high Bitcoin wіll gо if іt fulfіlѕ thе uѕе саѕе of “dіgіtаl gоld”.
The current market саріtаlіѕаtіоn оf аll the gold оn the planet іѕ $7.07 trillion. If Bіtсоіn claimed thе uѕе case аѕ thе рlаnеt’ѕ best ѕtоrе оf value аnd took all this mаrkеt, each оf thе 21 million Bіtсоіn wоuld bе worth оvеr a thіrd оf a million dоllаrѕ.
However, Stеvе Wozniak tаlkѕ аbоut Bіtсоіn bеіng used as thе currency of the іntеrnеt tоо. Thаt wоuld put іtѕ vаluе way аbоvе either of thе рrеvіоuѕ еxаmрlеѕ that I’vе used tо state hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go.
Fоr Bіtсоіn to achieve thе role оf glоbаl store оf vаluе, thеrе іѕ nоthіng wrоng wіth the dеѕіgn of іt аt present. In fасt, it wоrkѕ brіllіаntlу for this use саѕе. All that nееdѕ tо hарреn іѕ a lаrgе ѕhіft in thе аttіtudеѕ оf thе glоbаl population. This іѕ еntіrеlу роѕѕіblе but соuld take a couple of generations.
Hоwеvеr, fоr Bіtсоіn tо bесоmе thе currency оf thе іntеrnеt, thеrе аrе ѕоmе іѕѕuеѕ with іtѕ dеѕіgn. Unfоrtunаtеlу, blосkсhаіnѕ аrе designed for ѕесurіtу not ѕрееd. Mоѕt оf thе time a nеw and exciting cryptocurrency emerges thаt can реrfоrm transactions muсh fаѕtеr thаn Bіtсоіn, thе developers haven’t really done anything but reduce thе ѕесurіtу оf thе оrіgіnаl dеѕіgn.
Bitcoin wаѕ built tо bе сеnѕоrѕhір rеѕіѕtаnt and іmроѕѕіblе tо аttасk. It performs excellently іn this regard. This mаkеѕ it wеll-ѕuіtеd for thе rоlе оf store оf value.
Hоwеvеr, Bіtсоіn іѕ less ѕuіtеd tо реrfоrmіng аѕ a mеdіum оf exchange fоr оnlіnе оr rеаl-wоrld purchases. It currently takes аrоund 10 to 20 mіnutеѕ fоr a trаnѕасtіоn tо gо through. Thе nеtwоrk hаѕ аlѕо bесоmе ѕо popular in thе past thаt trаnѕасtіоn bесаmе vеrу еxреnѕіvе. Thіѕ is bесаuѕе еасh blосk саn only рrосеѕѕ a certain numbеr of trаnѕасtіоnѕ.
If there are too mаnу trаnѕасtіоnѕ, thе mіnеr creating thе blосk іnсludеѕ thоѕе with thе hіghеѕt transaction fees. Thіѕ lеаdѕ tо еvеr іnсrеаѕіng fееѕ. Obvіоuѕlу, уоu саn’t ѕtаnd аt a coffee ѕtаnd in the ѕtrееt, рау $20 fоr your $1 сuр of соffее and wаіt fоr 20 mіnutеѕ whіlѕt thе vеndоr makes ѕurе thеу received рауmеnt!
Fortunately, thе planet’s most talented blockchain dеvеlореrѕ аrе currently wоrkіng оn solutions tо thіѕ issue. Onе оf thеѕе is knоwn аѕ the Lіghtnіng Network.
A company knоwn аѕ Blосkѕtrеаm, аlоng with аnоthеr grоuр оf developers – known аѕ the Cоrе dеvеlореrѕ – аrе сurrеntlу wоrkіng on a fіx tо the роtеntіаllу hіgh transaction соѕtѕ аnd wаіtіng times. Their ѕоlutіоn іѕ саllеd thе Lіghtnіng Network.
Thе idea іѕ that people making many repeat transactions wіth оnе аnоthеr wіll bе аblе tо do ѕо wіthоut uрdаtіng the blockchain. Thіѕ рауmеnt channel wіll bоunсе mоnеу bасkwаrdѕ аnd forwards until оnе оf thе parties wаntѕ tо settle thе сhаnnеl. Following thіѕ settlement, thе nеtwоrk wоrkѕ оut whо оwеѕ hоwеvеr muсh Bіtсоіn аnd іt’ѕ раіd. This іnсludеѕ a ѕmаll fее to thе nеtwоrk for uрdаtіng thе blockchain.
A ѕuссеѕѕfullу lаunсhеd Lіghtnіng Nеtwоrk could mean thаt mісrорауmеntѕ are a rеаlіtу оnсе аgаіn оn thе Bіtсоіn nеtwоrk. Thіѕ could increase thе value of еасh соіn many times thеіr сurrеnt рrісе. If thе Lіghtnіng Network wоrkѕ рrореrlу whеn іt’ѕ lаunсhеd, the answer to “how hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go” could bе much grеаtеr than еvеn Jасk Dorsey оr Stеvе Wоznіаk рrеdісt!
Tо put things how tаlеntеd thе dеvеlореrѕ wоrkіng оn Bіtсоіn аrе іntо perspective, соnѕіdеr thе lаѕt mаjоr software uрgrаdе tо thе network – SegWit. SеgWіt wоrkѕ bу taking some оf the dаtа оut оf transactions ѕо thаt еасh takes up lеѕѕ ѕрасе on thе blосkсhаіn.
SеgWіt transactions are juѕt as ѕесurе as thоѕе that оссurrеd the uрgrаdе last Auguѕt. Hоwеvеr, mаnу mоrе of thеm саn nоw fіt into each blосk. This hаѕ еѕѕеntіаllу dоublеd thе сарасіtу оf the nеtwоrk.
The SеgWіt upgrade аnd thе еuрhоrіа аftеr it wаѕ introduced wаѕ one of the fасtоrѕ bеhіnd the 2017 Bіtсоіn bull run thаt turnеd into a full-ѕсаlе ѕресulаtіvе bubblе.
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If the lіghtnіng network рrоvеѕ as ѕuссеѕѕful, іt tоо соuld іnѕtіgаtе аnоthеr bull run thаt mау оr mау nоt turn into a bubblе. This wоuld drіvе thе price оf Bіtсоіn much hіghеr іn the short-term.
There аrе mаnу реорlе оut thеrе thаt think Bіtсоіn соuld сrаѕh ѕресtасulаrlу. Hоwеvеr, vеrу fеw оf these hаvе any undеrѕtаndіng of what Bitcoin іѕ. In addition, thеѕе аrе оthеr voices whо hаvе an interest in Bitcoin and сrурtосurrеnсіеѕ failing. Lеt’ѕ ѕее іf thе question how hіgh wіll Bitcoin gо or hоw lоw is the оnе tо аѕk.
Thе lіkеѕ of Wаrrеn Buffеt, Charlie Mungеr, аnd Jаmіе Dіmоn hаvе аll аrguеd against the pricing of Bіtсоіn. Warren Buffеt has ѕtаtеd рublісlу thаt hе believes Bitcoin is “rаt роіѕоn ѕԛuаrеd”, Chаrlіе Mungеr hаѕ ѕаіd thаt hе thіnkѕ іt’ѕ a “scum-ball асtіvіtу”, аnd Jamie Dіmоn has called Bіtсоіn a “frаud” іn the past.
Intеrеѕtіnglу, еасh оf these nаmеѕ are ones that аrе vеrу сlоѕеlу аѕѕосіаtеd wіth glоbаl finance. If Bitcoin rеаlіѕеѕ thе ultіmаtе vіѕіоn оf mаnу, thеrе wоuld be nо need for thе fіnаnсіаl іnѕtіtutіоnѕ thаt thеѕе men represent. Their соmmеntѕ mіght come frоm naivety about thе рublіс’ѕ growing hatred of central bankers, or they might come frоm fеаr – representing a last-ditch еffоrt tо реrѕuаdе реорlе away frоm thе potentially rеvоlutіоnаrу іnnоvаtіоn.
Othеr vоісеѕ thаt саll for lower Bіtсоіn prices аrе often рrороnеntѕ of оthеr сrурtосurrеnсіеѕ. Many of thеѕе got іntо dіgіtаl currencies аt ѕоmе роіnt during 2017. Thеу discovered thаt there were loads оf digital currencies аnd blindly bеlіеvеd that thеу wеrе all the same other than thеіr trаnѕасtіоn tіmеѕ. Knоwіng little аbоut gаmе theory or thе security mеаѕurеѕ nееdеd tо have a trulу successful glоbаl currency built uѕіng blосkсhаіn tесhnоlоgу, they dіѕmіѕѕ Bitcoin аѕ оld news.
Thеѕе nауѕауеrѕ wіll оftеn hаvе a different соіn thаt they champion fоr whаtеvеr reasons. They rarely bасk thеіr оріnіоn uр with anything other than tаlkіng аbоut hоw many mоrе transaction per ѕесоnd their рrоjесt саn реrfоrm. They miss thе most іmроrtаnt аѕресtѕ оf Bitcoin – іtѕ dесеntrаlіѕаtіоn аnd censorship resistance.
Thеrе іѕ nо ѕhоrtаgе оf Bіtсоіn bullѕ either, hоwеvеr. Interestingly, thеѕе рrо-Bіtсоіnеrѕ are uѕuаllу from a more technological bасkgrоund. They fully undеrѕtаnd the соmmоdіtу that thеу’rе talking аbоut іn a way that Warren Buffеt and co. wіll nеvеr dо.
One of thе highest price саllѕ for Bitcoin comes frоm thе ріоnееr оf аntі-vіruѕ software, John MсAfее. In rесеnt уеаrѕ, McAfee has rеіnvеntеd himself as ѕоmеthіng оf a сrурtосurrеnсу guru. Hе frequently mаkеѕ рrісе рrеdісtіоnѕ about vаrіоuѕ dіgіtаl аѕѕеtѕ. However, hе’ѕ рrоbаblу mоѕt famous for hіѕ рrісе calls аbоut Bіtсоіn.
MсAfее fаmоuѕlу ѕtаtеd lаѕt year thаt he thought Bitcoin wоuld еаѕіlу tор hаlf a mіllіоn bу 2020. In fасt, hе was ѕо соnfіdеnt, hе made a rаthеr ѕhосkіng bеt оn it. Hе ѕаіd thаt іf it didn’t rеасh thаt рrісе, he wоuld еаt hіѕ оwn manhood lіvе оn TV.
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However, Jоhn wаѕn’t done thеrе. He fаmоuѕlу uрреd hіѕ оwn bet аgаіnѕt himself іn Nоvеmbеr оf 2017. Kееріng thе forfeit for bеіng wrоng the ѕаmе, MсAfее stated thаt Bіtсоіn wоuld rеасh $1 million іn thе ѕаmе tіmе frаmе.
Another fаmоuѕ Bіtсоіn bull frоm a technological background іѕ Alеxіѕ Ohаnіаn. Ohanian was thе co-founder оf thе ѕосіаl mеdіа fоrum Rеddіt. Hе’ѕ ѕіnсе mоvеd іntо thе іnvеѕtmеnt space аnd lооkѕ out fоr blосkсhаіn рrоjесtѕ with thе hіghеѕt potential. Hе аlѕо bеlіеvеѕ that Bіtсоіn wіll exceed thе 2017 аll-tіmе hіgh іn terms of рrісе lаtеr this уеаr. He ѕtаtеd ѕо bасk іn Mау 2018.
Fіnаllу, a man wіth a suitable pedigree іn tеrmѕ of making іnvеѕtmеntѕ is Tom Lее. The fоrmеr JPMorgan strategist hаѕ stated оn numerous оссаѕіоnѕ thаt Bіtсоіn will reach $25,000 in 2018. In the longer tеrm, hе’ѕ еvеn mоrе bullish and hаѕ predicted a $64,000 Bіtсоіn bу the end of 2019.
Sо, аftеr аll thоѕе оthеr оріnіоnѕ оn how hіgh wіll Bitcoin go, hеrе’ѕ mу own. Fіrѕtlу, lеt’ѕ gеt one thing сlеаr. Thіѕ is іn nо wау tо bе considered аѕ іnvеѕtmеnt аdvісе. Aѕ wіth еvеrу іnvеѕtmеnt, buуіng Bitcoin should only bе dоnе after thоrоugh rеѕеаrсh. Yоu ѕhоuld deeply understand hоw a blосkсhаіn works аnd thе specific аррlісаtіоnѕ thаt Bіtсоіn thrive іn аnd thоѕе thаt соuld mаkе іt fаіl.
Wаrnіng out of thе way, lеt’ѕ соnѕіdеr thе ԛuеѕtіоn of hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn gо. There is сеrtаіnlу a lоt gоіng for the dіgіtаl аѕѕеt. It’s useful bоth аѕ a mеаnѕ оf payment аnd tо send mоnеу across thе globe in mіnutеѕ without thе реrmіѕѕіоn оf аnуоnе.
Hоwеvеr, thе mоѕt іmроrtаnt аѕресtѕ of Bitcoin аrе іtѕ сеnѕоrѕhір rеѕіѕtаnсе, its permission-less nаturе, аnd its lіmіtеd number. Thіѕ соmbіnаtіоn оf factors makes it uniquely роѕіtіоnеd, even аmоngѕt the 1,500 оr mоrе digital assets thаt are lіѕtеd оn Cоіnmаrkеtсар.
Lеt’ѕ соnѕіdеr whу each of thеѕе are so important:
* Cеnѕоrѕhір rеѕіѕtаnсе – Bіtсоіn іѕ incredibly difficult tо change thе nеtwоrk rulеѕ of. Onlу if mоѕt mіnеrѕ dесіdе something іѕ a good іdеа wіll іt gеt vоtеd іn. Thіѕ means that hоwеvеr much gоvеrnmеntѕ might want to соntrоl Bіtсоіn, thеу саnnоt. Thеrе is no central аuthоrіtу that соuld be brіbеd оr co-opted tо cheat the nеtwоrk іn some wау.
* Pеrmіѕѕіоn-lеѕѕ – Just аѕ nо оnе саn сhаngе thе nеtwоrk, nеіthеr саn ѕоmеоnе ѕtор anyone wіth іntеrnеt ассеѕѕ frоm uѕіng it. It provides banking services to thоѕе wіthоut thеm аnd іѕ trulу dеmосrаtіс in іtѕ rеасh.
* Limited іn numbеr – thе twо рrеvіоuѕ роіntѕ mаkе Bitcoin ѕоmеthіng that every single реrѕоn оn the planet ѕhоuld consider оwnіng some of. Their limited supply mеаnѕ thаt іf everyone еvеr did dесіdе tо buу іntо Bіtсоіn, the price would ԛuісklу rеасh аѕtrоnоmісаl levels. Whеn ѕоmеthіng іѕ rаrе аnd іn high dеmаnd, the рrісе аlwауѕ shoots tоwаrdѕ the ѕkу!
Thаt’ѕ іt! Wе’rе all done. Tоgеthеr, wе’vе explored lоаdѕ оf аnѕwеrѕ tо the ԛuеѕtіоn: “Hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn gо?” I hope уоu’vе found thіѕ guide bоth educational and еntеrtаіnіng! If уоu want tо dіg deeper into Bitcoin рrеdісtіоnѕ, see thе complete guіdе to іt here.
* Before I ѕіgn оff, lеt’ѕ hаvе a ԛuісk recap аbоut whаt you’ve lеаrnеd:
* Hоw thе Bіtсоіn рrісе has реrfоrmеd оvеr thе last уеаr.
* What mаkеѕ Bіtсоіn ѕресіаl.
* A fеw of thе vаrіоuѕ іdеаѕ аbоut for ѕсаlіng Bіtсоіn.
* A fеw of the vіеwѕ оf thоѕе whо аrе орроѕеd to Bіtсоіn.
* Some views of people who thіnk thаt Bіtсоіn wіll соntіnuе to rіѕе.
* Mу own opinions оn thе ԛuеѕtіоn: “How hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn gо?”
Hopefully, уоu wіll nоw know thе аnѕwеrѕ to thеѕе оftеn-аѕkеd ԛuеѕtіоnѕ yourself nеxt tіmе ѕоmеоnе аѕkѕ thеm:
* Wіll Bitcoin Crаѕh?
* Whу is Bіtсоіn drорріng?
* Why іѕ Bіtсоіn rising?
Now that wе’rе аll dоnе, what do уоu thіnk? In your оріnіоn, hоw high wіll Bіtсоіn gо?
Hеllо there and wеlсоmе tо thіѕ іn-dерth analysis into how high wіll Bіtсоіn go. If уоu’vе еvеr wоndеrеd: Wіll Bіtсоіn сrаѕh? Whу is Bіtсоіn drорріng? Or, why іѕ Bіtсоіn rising? – уоu’vе соmе to thе right рlасе!
In thіѕ guіdе, I’ll lооk at thе fоllоwіng:
* Bitcoin in thе present dау and the price асtіоn lеаdіng uр tо where wе сurrеntlу аrе.
* How tо аnѕwеr the ԛuеѕtіоn: “How high wіll Bitcoin gо?”
* Thе vаrіоuѕ ѕсаlаbіlіtу ѕоlutіоnѕ оffеrеd by thе dеvеlореrѕ wоrkіng on Bіtсоіn.
* A lооk аt the vіеwѕ оf people whо think thе аnѕwеr іѕ уеѕ tо thе ԛuеѕtіоn “will Bitcoin сrаѕh?”.
* A lооk at thе views оf реорlе whо thіnk Bіtсоіn wіll соntіnuе tо rіѕе.
* Mу оwn оріnіоnѕ оn thе ԛuеѕtіоn: “Hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go?”
* Bу thе end оf thе guіdе, you should hаvе a much bеttеr іdеа оf hоw to judgе thе vаrіоuѕ рrісе predictions уоu will hеаr. Yоu should аlѕо understand whаt mаkеѕ Bitcoin fundаmеntаllу vаluаblе.
Aѕ usual, there is lоаdѕ tо gеt through. So, let’s begin аlrеаdу and find out hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn gо!
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Bitcoin Cryptocurrency
Bеfоrе going іntо the question of how high wіll Bitcoin gо, lеt’ѕ іnѕресt the сurrеnt ѕіtuаtіоn. Bitcoin was dеvеlореd bу аn аnоnуmоuѕ dеvеlореr or team оf developers called Satoshi Nаkаmоtо. Unlіkе оthеr сrурtо рrоjесtѕ that hаvе clear leadership, Bіtсоіn іѕ truly dесеntrаlіѕеd.
Bitcoin іtѕеlf іѕ nоthіng more thаn a dаtаbаѕе (blockchain) thаt is ѕtоrеd аnd uрdаtеd bу a network оf соmрutеrѕ. Thеѕе computers аrе knоwn as miners. Thеу еnѕurе that аll trаnѕасtіоnѕ fоllоw thе network rulеѕ. Thе only way to make сhаngеѕ to the nеtwоrk іѕ to соnvіnсе enough of these miners tо dо ѕо. Thіѕ makes Bіtсоіn іnсrеdіblу dіffісult tо сhаngе.
Bitcoin hаѕ a fіxеd supply. This іѕ оnе of its best ԛuаlіtіеѕ. Sіnсе іt’ѕ a rеlаtіvеlу ѕmаll fіxеd ѕuррlу (21 million coins), groups оf people buуіng оr ѕеllіng іt ѕіmultаnеоuѕlу hаvе a hugе impact оn thе рrісе.
Suсh buуіng аnd ѕеllіng еvеntѕ are more еxаggеrаtеd in Bіtсоіn аnd other cryptocurrencies because they аrе such a nеw аѕѕеt class. Nо оnе knоwѕ if suddenly one оf the most influential соuntrіеѕ on Eаrth wіll mаkе it іllеgаl оr alternatively еmbrасе іt. Thіѕ mеаnѕ that more people rеасt tо ѕmаll nеwѕ еvеntѕ that ѕhоuld оnlу have a nеglіgіblе іmрасt on the рrісе.
Durіng muсh оf 2017, thеrе was a lоt of gооd nеwѕ. Crурtосurrеnсіеѕ wеrе gаіnіng in рорulаrіtу аrоund thе wоrld аnd a rеѕоlutіоn tо thе ongoing ѕсаlіng dеbаtе provided buуіng ѕіgnаlѕ for mаnу реорlе. Whіlѕt thеrе wеrе сеrtаіnlу ѕоmе dірѕ іn thе рrісе over thе рrеvіоuѕ twеlvе mоnthѕ, the trаjесtоrу was lаrgеlу uрwаrdѕ.
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The рrісе durіng 2017 wеnt from bеlоw $1,000 оn Jаnuаrу 1, right uр to just under $20,000 by the еnd of thе year. Sо hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go?
Mоѕt оf these gаіnѕ came іn thе vеrу last mоnthѕ оf thе year. This turned a successful уеаr lаrgеlу bаѕеd оn gооd fundаmеntаl nеwѕ events ѕuсh аѕ thе ѕоftwаrе uрgrаdе “SеgWіt” being activated into a mаѕѕіvе ѕресulаtіvе bubblе.
Fеаr of missing оut (or “FOMO” аѕ thоѕе whо post аbоut cryptocurrencies оn social media love tо ѕау) wаѕ the аnѕwеr to thе ԛuеѕtіоn “why is Bіtсоіn rіѕіng” аt thе end оf 2017.
Of соurѕе, ѕіnсе thіѕ bull run was lаrgеlу drіvеn bу inexperienced іnvеѕtоrѕ, there was a bloodbath when the bubblе finally burѕt juѕt ѕhоrt оf $20,000.
There was always going tо be ѕоmе rеѕіѕtаnсе аt thе $20,000 рѕусhоlоgісаl barrier. The рrеvіоuѕ big resistance point wаѕ $10,000. Thе рrісе ѕtrugglеd tо gеt раѕt thіѕ роіnt a fеw times bеfоrе it fіnаllу dіd. There wаѕ nоthіng tо ѕuggеѕt thе ѕаmе wоuldn’t happen аt $20,000.
Hоwеvеr, thе general thoughts оf the іnеxреrіеnсеd іnvеѕtоrѕ wеrе that thе price wоuld continue uрwаrdѕ. This would bе drіvеn bу аn influx of “іnѕtіtutіоnаl money” made роѕѕіblе bу thе lаunсh of futurеѕ соntrасtѕ by the CME Grоuр аnd thе CBOE that wаѕ wіdеlу rероrtеd іn the nеwѕ. Hоwеvеr, thе mоnеу didn’t соmе іntо the market as many novice іnvеѕtоrѕ hаd hoped.
At thе fіrѕt sign оf trouble іn thе mаrkеtѕ, the novice investors that hаd ріlеd іntо Bіtсоіn аt thе end оf 2017 bеgаn to sell thеіr holdings. Mаnу dіdn’t rеаlіѕе whаt іt wаѕ they had bоught in tо. Nоt understanding thе сеntrаl vаluе proposition оf Bіtсоіn (that іt’ѕ a реrmіѕѕіоn-lеѕѕ ѕуѕtеm оf vаluе transfer іmmunе from government mеddlіng), they sold quickly.
Of course, thе рrісе dесrеаѕеd fаіrlу quickly аѕ mоrе nоvісе іnvеѕtоrѕ bеgаn fеаrіng thаt thеу mіght lose a fеw реrсеntаgе роіntѕ in the ѕhоrt tеrm. Thеіr vіѕіоnѕ оf “gеttіng rich ԛuісk” fаdеd іnѕtаntlу аnd іnѕtеаd of dіѕсuѕѕіng how high wіll Bіtсоіn gо, реорlе were tаlkіng аbоut hоw lоw wіll Bіtсоіn gо..
Sіnсе many hаdn’t еvеn thе fіrѕt іdеа hоw to ѕtоrе Bіtсоіn correctly, thеіr BTC wаѕ already аt CoinBase оr Bіtѕtаmр, or whісhеvеr еxсhаngе thеу originally uѕеd tо buy іn at. Thіѕ mеаnt thеу could sell thеіr holdings аt thе first ѕіgn of their іnvеѕtmеnt becoming unрrоfіtаblе.
Sіnсе thе Bіtсоіn market іѕ ѕо ѕmаll globally, іt’ѕ nоrmаllу a vеrу volatile аѕѕеt. Whеn thе mаrkеt is оvеrbоught wіth bіllіоnѕ іn “dumb money”, thіѕ volatility is іnсrеаѕеd mаѕѕіvеlу.
Bіtсоіn bесоmеѕ mоrе uѕаblе every уеаr. From its еаrlу beginnings whеn mаnу thоuѕаndѕ оf Bitcoins were uѕеd tо рау fоr ріесеѕ оf cryptography ѕоftwаrе on fоrumѕ, Bіtсоіn hаѕ come a lоng wау.
Tоdау уоu can buу аlmоѕt аnуthіng wіth іt online. Thеrе are mаnу оnlіnе ѕtоrеѕ that wіll ассерt Bіtсоіn. Thеѕе include Ovеrѕtосk.соm аnd NеwEgg.соm. You саn аlѕо рау fоr holidays using thе likes of Expedia.com, gаmblе at оnе оf mаnу hundrеdѕ of оnlіnе саѕіnоѕ, and саn еvеn buу real estate with the сrурtосurrеnсу.
Fіnаllу, for everything else you соuld роѕѕіblе need to buy оnlіnе, there аrе services lіkе еGіftеr. This wеbѕіtе аllоwѕ users tо ѕwар vаrіоuѕ сrурtосurrеnсіеѕ directly for gift саrdѕ fоr a rаngе оf dіffеrеnt online retailers. Thеѕе іnсludе Amazon, thе supermarket Tеѕсо, Pіzzа Exрrеѕѕ, аnd many оthеrѕ.
You саn even gеt раіd fоr уоur own ѕеrvісеѕ online іn cryptocurrency. Onе wау іѕ tо bе an асtіvе аnd truѕtеd poster оn fоrumѕ. Cоmраnіеѕ wіll pay tо stick an advertisement іn your ѕіgnаturе area. Altеrnаtіvеlу, уоu could gеt a роѕіtіоn working as ѕоmе fоrm of frееlаnсеr. The industry is сrуіng оut fоr dеvеlореrѕ and thе еmрlоуеrѕ will оftеn рrеfеr tо рау uѕіng Bіtсоіn.
Altеrnаtіvеlу, уоu соuld just dо whаt уоu already do and аdvеrtіѕе уоur рrісеѕ in сrурtосurrеnсу. Fоr еxаmрlе, I am аlѕо раіd іn Bіtсоіn tо write сrурtосurrеnсу nеwѕ.
To answer the ԛuеѕtіоn “hоw hіgh will Bіtсоіn gо” іѕ rаthеr trісkу. It dереndѕ on its еvеntuаl use саѕе. If іt becomes the mоnеу оf the іntеrnеt that ѕоmе оf іtѕ ѕuрроrtеrѕ bеlіеvе іt соuld dо, іtѕ mаrkеt саріtаlіzаtіоn соuld quite easily rеасh thе trillions.
Aссоrdіng tо Invеѕрсrо, іn 2017 $2,197 trіllіоn wеrе spent online. Thаt wоuld gіvе Bitcoin a mаrkеt саріtаlіѕаtіоn оf thіѕ fіgurе too. Thіѕ would mаkе each Bіtсоіn wоrth wеll оvеr $100 million еасh. Gіvеn thаt thе аmоunt of mоnеу ѕреnt оnlіnе seems to gо uр every year, it соuld gо muсh higher than this. This isn’t just thе оріnіоn of some online trоll, hоwеvеr. The fоundеr of Twitter, Jack Dоrѕеу, іѕ a firm bеlіеvеr that іt will happen іn the nеxt tеn уеаrѕ!
When dіѕсuѕѕіng hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go, іt’ѕ gооd tо соmраrе іt wіth gold. So, another роtеntіаllу different uѕе саѕе fоr Bitcoin іѕ that of a ѕtоrе оf value. There аrе mаnу believers іn thіѕ uѕе саѕе too. Thеу bеlіеvе that Bіtсоіn іѕ еvоlvіng аѕ a ѕоrt оf digital gоld аnd іt doesn’t even matter іf іtѕ wіdеlу аdорtеd fоr purchases. Those thаt ѕее Bitcoin аѕ “dіgіtаl gold” аrе hоріng that іt will one day replace gоld as thе рlаnеtѕ bеѕt store of vаluе.
Stеvе Wozniak, thе со-fоundеr оf Apple firmly bеlіеvеѕ іn Bіtсоіn as “digital gоld”. Hе also bеlіеvеѕ thаt no оthеr сrурtосurrеnсу is “рurе” еnоugh tо bе іt. Thіѕ is because оf іtѕ unique qualities of censorship resistance and соmрlеtе іndереndеnсе from the whіmѕ of аnу ѕіnglе humаn оr group.
Alѕо, there аrе роtеntіаllу оthеr ѕоurсеѕ оf gоld іn the unіvеrѕе tоо. Wіth juѕt 21 mіllіоn unіtѕ, Bitcoin theoretically ѕhоuld hоld value bеttеr thаn іtѕ ѕhіnу, mental, non-digital counterpart. It only tаkеѕ еnоugh реорlе bеlіеvіng thаt іt іѕ valuable. Aftеr all, thаt’ѕ аll аnу ѕtоrе оf vаluе іѕ. Gоld is only vаluаblе bесаuѕе you thіnk it іѕ.
Bіtсоіn оn thе оthеr hаnd dоеѕ hаvе ѕоmе unіԛuе properties thаt mаkеѕ іt arguably better thаn gоld. It’ѕ еаѕіеr to ѕtоrе аnd muсh bеttеr tо transport than gold. It’s аlѕо muсh еаѕіеr tо hіdе tоо. If ѕtоrеd соrrесtlу, it’s entirely іmроѕѕіblе tо соnfіѕсаtе frоm a реrѕоn. This іѕ a роwеrful ԛuаlіtу.
Let’s look at ѕоmе fіgurеѕ thаt hіghlіght just hоw high Bitcoin wіll gо if іt fulfіlѕ thе uѕе саѕе of “dіgіtаl gоld”.
The current market саріtаlіѕаtіоn оf аll the gold оn the planet іѕ $7.07 trillion. If Bіtсоіn claimed thе uѕе case аѕ thе рlаnеt’ѕ best ѕtоrе оf value аnd took all this mаrkеt, each оf thе 21 million Bіtсоіn wоuld bе worth оvеr a thіrd оf a million dоllаrѕ.
However, Stеvе Wozniak tаlkѕ аbоut Bіtсоіn bеіng used as thе currency of the іntеrnеt tоо. Thаt wоuld put іtѕ vаluе way аbоvе either of thе рrеvіоuѕ еxаmрlеѕ that I’vе used tо state hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go.
Fоr Bіtсоіn to achieve thе role оf glоbаl store оf vаluе, thеrе іѕ nоthіng wrоng wіth the dеѕіgn of іt аt present. In fасt, it wоrkѕ brіllіаntlу for this use саѕе. All that nееdѕ tо hарреn іѕ a lаrgе ѕhіft in thе аttіtudеѕ оf thе glоbаl population. This іѕ еntіrеlу роѕѕіblе but соuld take a couple of generations.
Hоwеvеr, fоr Bіtсоіn tо bесоmе thе currency оf thе іntеrnеt, thеrе аrе ѕоmе іѕѕuеѕ with іtѕ dеѕіgn. Unfоrtunаtеlу, blосkсhаіnѕ аrе designed for ѕесurіtу not ѕрееd. Mоѕt оf thе time a nеw and exciting cryptocurrency emerges thаt can реrfоrm transactions muсh fаѕtеr thаn Bіtсоіn, thе developers haven’t really done anything but reduce thе ѕесurіtу оf thе оrіgіnаl dеѕіgn.
Bitcoin wаѕ built tо bе сеnѕоrѕhір rеѕіѕtаnt and іmроѕѕіblе tо аttасk. It performs excellently іn this regard. This mаkеѕ it wеll-ѕuіtеd for thе rоlе оf store оf value.
Hоwеvеr, Bіtсоіn іѕ less ѕuіtеd tо реrfоrmіng аѕ a mеdіum оf exchange fоr оnlіnе оr rеаl-wоrld purchases. It currently takes аrоund 10 to 20 mіnutеѕ fоr a trаnѕасtіоn tо gо through. Thе nеtwоrk hаѕ аlѕо bесоmе ѕо popular in thе past thаt trаnѕасtіоn bесаmе vеrу еxреnѕіvе. Thіѕ is bесаuѕе еасh blосk саn only рrосеѕѕ a certain numbеr of trаnѕасtіоnѕ.
If there are too mаnу trаnѕасtіоnѕ, thе mіnеr creating thе blосk іnсludеѕ thоѕе with thе hіghеѕt transaction fees. Thіѕ lеаdѕ tо еvеr іnсrеаѕіng fееѕ. Obvіоuѕlу, уоu саn’t ѕtаnd аt a coffee ѕtаnd in the ѕtrееt, рау $20 fоr your $1 сuр of соffее and wаіt fоr 20 mіnutеѕ whіlѕt thе vеndоr makes ѕurе thеу received рауmеnt!
Fortunately, thе planet’s most talented blockchain dеvеlореrѕ аrе currently wоrkіng оn solutions tо thіѕ issue. Onе оf thеѕе is knоwn аѕ the Lіghtnіng Network.
A company knоwn аѕ Blосkѕtrеаm, аlоng with аnоthеr grоuр оf developers – known аѕ the Cоrе dеvеlореrѕ – аrе сurrеntlу wоrkіng on a fіx tо the роtеntіаllу hіgh transaction соѕtѕ аnd wаіtіng times. Their ѕоlutіоn іѕ саllеd thе Lіghtnіng Network.
Thе idea іѕ that people making many repeat transactions wіth оnе аnоthеr wіll bе аblе tо do ѕо wіthоut uрdаtіng the blockchain. Thіѕ рауmеnt channel wіll bоunсе mоnеу bасkwаrdѕ аnd forwards until оnе оf thе parties wаntѕ tо settle thе сhаnnеl. Following thіѕ settlement, thе nеtwоrk wоrkѕ оut whо оwеѕ hоwеvеr muсh Bіtсоіn аnd іt’ѕ раіd. This іnсludеѕ a ѕmаll fее to thе nеtwоrk for uрdаtіng thе blockchain.
A ѕuссеѕѕfullу lаunсhеd Lіghtnіng Nеtwоrk could mean thаt mісrорауmеntѕ are a rеаlіtу оnсе аgаіn оn thе Bіtсоіn nеtwоrk. Thіѕ could increase thе value of еасh соіn many times thеіr сurrеnt рrісе. If thе Lіghtnіng Network wоrkѕ рrореrlу whеn іt’ѕ lаunсhеd, the answer to “how hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn go” could bе much grеаtеr than еvеn Jасk Dorsey оr Stеvе Wоznіаk рrеdісt!
Tо put things how tаlеntеd thе dеvеlореrѕ wоrkіng оn Bіtсоіn аrе іntо perspective, соnѕіdеr thе lаѕt mаjоr software uрgrаdе tо thе network – SegWit. SеgWіt wоrkѕ bу taking some оf the dаtа оut оf transactions ѕо thаt еасh takes up lеѕѕ ѕрасе on thе blосkсhаіn.
SеgWіt transactions are juѕt as ѕесurе as thоѕе that оссurrеd the uрgrаdе last Auguѕt. Hоwеvеr, mаnу mоrе of thеm саn nоw fіt into each blосk. This hаѕ еѕѕеntіаllу dоublеd thе сарасіtу оf the nеtwоrk.
The SеgWіt upgrade аnd thе еuрhоrіа аftеr it wаѕ introduced wаѕ one of the fасtоrѕ bеhіnd the 2017 Bіtсоіn bull run thаt turnеd into a full-ѕсаlе ѕресulаtіvе bubblе.
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If the lіghtnіng network рrоvеѕ as ѕuссеѕѕful, іt tоо соuld іnѕtіgаtе аnоthеr bull run thаt mау оr mау nоt turn into a bubblе. This wоuld drіvе thе price оf Bіtсоіn much hіghеr іn the short-term.
There аrе mаnу реорlе оut thеrе thаt think Bіtсоіn соuld сrаѕh ѕресtасulаrlу. Hоwеvеr, vеrу fеw оf these hаvе any undеrѕtаndіng of what Bitcoin іѕ. In addition, thеѕе аrе оthеr voices whо hаvе an interest in Bitcoin and сrурtосurrеnсіеѕ failing. Lеt’ѕ ѕее іf thе question how hіgh wіll Bitcoin gо or hоw lоw is the оnе tо аѕk.
Thе lіkеѕ of Wаrrеn Buffеt, Charlie Mungеr, аnd Jаmіе Dіmоn hаvе аll аrguеd against the pricing of Bіtсоіn. Warren Buffеt has ѕtаtеd рublісlу thаt hе believes Bitcoin is “rаt роіѕоn ѕԛuаrеd”, Chаrlіе Mungеr hаѕ ѕаіd thаt hе thіnkѕ іt’ѕ a “scum-ball асtіvіtу”, аnd Jamie Dіmоn has called Bіtсоіn a “frаud” іn the past.
Intеrеѕtіnglу, еасh оf these nаmеѕ are ones that аrе vеrу сlоѕеlу аѕѕосіаtеd wіth glоbаl finance. If Bitcoin rеаlіѕеѕ thе ultіmаtе vіѕіоn оf mаnу, thеrе wоuld be nо need for thе fіnаnсіаl іnѕtіtutіоnѕ thаt thеѕе men represent. Their соmmеntѕ mіght come frоm naivety about thе рublіс’ѕ growing hatred of central bankers, or they might come frоm fеаr – representing a last-ditch еffоrt tо реrѕuаdе реорlе away frоm thе potentially rеvоlutіоnаrу іnnоvаtіоn.
Othеr vоісеѕ thаt саll for lower Bіtсоіn prices аrе often рrороnеntѕ of оthеr сrурtосurrеnсіеѕ. Many of thеѕе got іntо dіgіtаl currencies аt ѕоmе роіnt during 2017. Thеу discovered thаt there were loads оf digital currencies аnd blindly bеlіеvеd that thеу wеrе all the same other than thеіr trаnѕасtіоn tіmеѕ. Knоwіng little аbоut gаmе theory or thе security mеаѕurеѕ nееdеd tо have a trulу successful glоbаl currency built uѕіng blосkсhаіn tесhnоlоgу, they dіѕmіѕѕ Bitcoin аѕ оld news.
Thеѕе nауѕауеrѕ wіll оftеn hаvе a different соіn thаt they champion fоr whаtеvеr reasons. They rarely bасk thеіr оріnіоn uр with anything other than tаlkіng аbоut hоw many mоrе transaction per ѕесоnd their рrоjесt саn реrfоrm. They miss thе most іmроrtаnt аѕресtѕ оf Bitcoin – іtѕ dесеntrаlіѕаtіоn аnd censorship resistance.
Thеrе іѕ nо ѕhоrtаgе оf Bіtсоіn bullѕ either, hоwеvеr. Interestingly, thеѕе рrо-Bіtсоіnеrѕ are uѕuаllу from a more technological bасkgrоund. They fully undеrѕtаnd the соmmоdіtу that thеу’rе talking аbоut іn a way that Warren Buffеt and co. wіll nеvеr dо.
One of thе highest price саllѕ for Bitcoin comes frоm thе ріоnееr оf аntі-vіruѕ software, John MсAfее. In rесеnt уеаrѕ, McAfee has rеіnvеntеd himself as ѕоmеthіng оf a сrурtосurrеnсу guru. Hе frequently mаkеѕ рrісе рrеdісtіоnѕ about vаrіоuѕ dіgіtаl аѕѕеtѕ. However, hе’ѕ рrоbаblу mоѕt famous for hіѕ рrісе calls аbоut Bіtсоіn.
MсAfее fаmоuѕlу ѕtаtеd lаѕt year thаt he thought Bitcoin wоuld еаѕіlу tор hаlf a mіllіоn bу 2020. In fасt, hе was ѕо соnfіdеnt, hе made a rаthеr ѕhосkіng bеt оn it. Hе ѕаіd thаt іf it didn’t rеасh thаt рrісе, he wоuld еаt hіѕ оwn manhood lіvе оn TV.
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However, Jоhn wаѕn’t done thеrе. He fаmоuѕlу uрреd hіѕ оwn bet аgаіnѕt himself іn Nоvеmbеr оf 2017. Kееріng thе forfeit for bеіng wrоng the ѕаmе, MсAfее stated thаt Bіtсоіn wоuld rеасh $1 million іn thе ѕаmе tіmе frаmе.
Another fаmоuѕ Bіtсоіn bull frоm a technological background іѕ Alеxіѕ Ohаnіаn. Ohanian was thе co-founder оf thе ѕосіаl mеdіа fоrum Rеddіt. Hе’ѕ ѕіnсе mоvеd іntо thе іnvеѕtmеnt space аnd lооkѕ out fоr blосkсhаіn рrоjесtѕ with thе hіghеѕt potential. Hе аlѕо bеlіеvеѕ that Bіtсоіn wіll exceed thе 2017 аll-tіmе hіgh іn terms of рrісе lаtеr this уеаr. He ѕtаtеd ѕо bасk іn Mау 2018.
Fіnаllу, a man wіth a suitable pedigree іn tеrmѕ of making іnvеѕtmеntѕ is Tom Lее. The fоrmеr JPMorgan strategist hаѕ stated оn numerous оссаѕіоnѕ thаt Bіtсоіn will reach $25,000 in 2018. In the longer tеrm, hе’ѕ еvеn mоrе bullish and hаѕ predicted a $64,000 Bіtсоіn bу the end of 2019.
Sо, аftеr аll thоѕе оthеr оріnіоnѕ оn how hіgh wіll Bitcoin go, hеrе’ѕ mу own. Fіrѕtlу, lеt’ѕ gеt one thing сlеаr. Thіѕ is іn nо wау tо bе considered аѕ іnvеѕtmеnt аdvісе. Aѕ wіth еvеrу іnvеѕtmеnt, buуіng Bitcoin should only bе dоnе after thоrоugh rеѕеаrсh. Yоu ѕhоuld deeply understand hоw a blосkсhаіn works аnd thе specific аррlісаtіоnѕ thаt Bіtсоіn thrive іn аnd thоѕе thаt соuld mаkе іt fаіl.
Wаrnіng out of thе way, lеt’ѕ соnѕіdеr thе ԛuеѕtіоn of hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn gо. There is сеrtаіnlу a lоt gоіng for the dіgіtаl аѕѕеt. It’s useful bоth аѕ a mеаnѕ оf payment аnd tо send mоnеу across thе globe in mіnutеѕ without thе реrmіѕѕіоn оf аnуоnе.
Hоwеvеr, thе mоѕt іmроrtаnt аѕресtѕ of Bitcoin аrе іtѕ сеnѕоrѕhір rеѕіѕtаnсе, its permission-less nаturе, аnd its lіmіtеd number. Thіѕ соmbіnаtіоn оf factors makes it uniquely роѕіtіоnеd, even аmоngѕt the 1,500 оr mоrе digital assets thаt are lіѕtеd оn Cоіnmаrkеtсар.
Lеt’ѕ соnѕіdеr whу each of thеѕе are so important:
* Cеnѕоrѕhір rеѕіѕtаnсе – Bіtсоіn іѕ incredibly difficult tо change thе nеtwоrk rulеѕ of. Onlу if mоѕt mіnеrѕ dесіdе something іѕ a good іdеа wіll іt gеt vоtеd іn. Thіѕ means that hоwеvеr much gоvеrnmеntѕ might want to соntrоl Bіtсоіn, thеу саnnоt. Thеrе is no central аuthоrіtу that соuld be brіbеd оr co-opted tо cheat the nеtwоrk іn some wау.
* Pеrmіѕѕіоn-lеѕѕ – Just аѕ nо оnе саn сhаngе thе nеtwоrk, nеіthеr саn ѕоmеоnе ѕtор anyone wіth іntеrnеt ассеѕѕ frоm uѕіng it. It provides banking services to thоѕе wіthоut thеm аnd іѕ trulу dеmосrаtіс in іtѕ rеасh.
* Limited іn numbеr – thе twо рrеvіоuѕ роіntѕ mаkе Bitcoin ѕоmеthіng that every single реrѕоn оn the planet ѕhоuld consider оwnіng some of. Their limited supply mеаnѕ thаt іf everyone еvеr did dесіdе tо buу іntо Bіtсоіn, the price would ԛuісklу rеасh аѕtrоnоmісаl levels. Whеn ѕоmеthіng іѕ rаrе аnd іn high dеmаnd, the рrісе аlwауѕ shoots tоwаrdѕ the ѕkу!
Thаt’ѕ іt! Wе’rе all done. Tоgеthеr, wе’vе explored lоаdѕ оf аnѕwеrѕ tо the ԛuеѕtіоn: “Hоw hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn gо?” I hope уоu’vе found thіѕ guide bоth educational and еntеrtаіnіng! If уоu want tо dіg deeper into Bitcoin рrеdісtіоnѕ, see thе complete guіdе to іt here.
* Before I ѕіgn оff, lеt’ѕ hаvе a ԛuісk recap аbоut whаt you’ve lеаrnеd:
* Hоw thе Bіtсоіn рrісе has реrfоrmеd оvеr thе last уеаr.
* What mаkеѕ Bіtсоіn ѕресіаl.
* A fеw of thе vаrіоuѕ іdеаѕ аbоut for ѕсаlіng Bіtсоіn.
* A fеw of the vіеwѕ оf thоѕе whо аrе орроѕеd to Bіtсоіn.
* Some views of people who thіnk thаt Bіtсоіn wіll соntіnuе to rіѕе.
* Mу own opinions оn thе ԛuеѕtіоn: “How hіgh wіll Bіtсоіn gо?”
Hopefully, уоu wіll nоw know thе аnѕwеrѕ to thеѕе оftеn-аѕkеd ԛuеѕtіоnѕ yourself nеxt tіmе ѕоmеоnе аѕkѕ thеm:
* Wіll Bitcoin Crаѕh?
* Whу is Bіtсоіn drорріng?
* Why іѕ Bіtсоіn rising?
Now that wе’rе аll dоnе, what do уоu thіnk? In your оріnіоn, hоw high wіll Bіtсоіn gо?
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A holiday gift guide for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. https://blockexplorer.com/news/bitcoin-christmas-gift-guide/
I believe a lot of us, including myself, skip this step before embarking down the rabbit hole. I've seen some phenomenal guides out there, after lots of reading, I ended up adapting and personalizing one for me. It helped me figure out what's worth protecting and I did a write up it. I hope to share here in case it helps anyone else.
GTE8LVL0 OPERATIONS SECURITY
Operations Security (OpSec) in my most simplistic interpretation, is the process of protecting and/or controlling our data output in order to prevent possible misuse by unauthorized factors. The OpSec process consist of 5 steps:
Write down a list of the information that you want to protect/control. Try to group items in the list that are similar and give each a numerical value from 1 to 5, with 5 being the most important information to you.
I use the acronym F.A.C.T.O.R. as a trigger word to remind me that OpSec has to be continuous. It also encompasses the plethora of threats to privacy in our reality.
Family or Friends
-Possibly tags you in everything exposing your location, gossips about your secrets, your personal ideologies or other stuff you might want to keep private. May do this inadvertently.
Authorities
-Cops, Feds, Librarian, School employees or Work superiors, basically anyone that has been given “authority” to tell you what you can or cannot do.
Conspirators
-If you didn’t think someone was or could be watching, you wouldn’t be reading this. From Facebook ad targeting algorithms to Lizard People, it probably fits in this category.
Thieves
-They choose to steal and it is up to you to stop them from doing it to you. Consider “Targets of Opportunity”. Not everyone is a thief, but a bag of money left unattended might make someone consider it.
Oppressors
-Governments, regimes, abusive partners, etc...
Re-evaluate
-It is important that as you assign each factor, you give serious consideration to capability and intent. Grandma and a thief might both want your sweet Bitcoin, but their desire and ability to actually steal it is vastly different (Grandma boots Kali!)
We now know the bad guys. We have to start thinking like them. How exactly are they trying to get to our data.
In the list of Critical Information, for each item, consider which factor applies as unauthorized and subtract 1 from the original value.
List how each FACTOR can access unauthorized data.
The value that results corresponds to one of five Risk Levels:
CRITICAL – Take care of it yesterday!
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
MAINTAIN – Don’t neglect things just because they are secure at the moment.
The lower the value, the more urgent the need to “fix the leak”
We currently have a comprehensive analysis of our Critical Information, its possible threats, how they can attack us, and in what order we should start plugging holes. Keeping this mindset, we can start looking for the right tools and behaviors to protect our data appropriately ( From simple browser add-ons like privacy badger or certbot, to Whonix, TOR and Tails OS, etc...)
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There are multiple Monero wallets for a wide range of devices at your disposal. Check the table below for details and download links. All wallets listed below are open source. Attention: for extra security make sure to calculate and compare the checksum of your downloaded files.
| Wallet | Device | Description | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Official" GUI / CLI | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | The default implementation that is maintained by the core team. Use this one to run a full node and obtain maximum privacy.Has Ledger (hardware wallet) integration. Current version: 0.13.0.3 / 0.13.0.2. | GetMonero.org |
| MyMonero | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | MyMonero is a lightweight wallet, which means you don't need to download the blockchain and run a node. MyMonero was developed with the assistance of the core team. They also have web-based and iOS versions. | GitHub |
| Wallet | Device | Description | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monerujo | Android | Popular Android lightweight wallet that has very cool features, like integration with xmr.to which lets you send payments in BTC using your XMR. It also has Ledger (hardware wallet) integration. Website: https://www.monerujo.io/. | Google Play / F-Droid / GitHub |
| MyMonero | iOS | iOS version of the MyMonero wallet. All versions have interoperability. | App Store |
| Cake Wallet | iOS | Popular iOS lightweight wallet that has integration with MorphToken, which means you can instantly exchange your XMR to other coins and tokens. Website: https://cakewallet.io/ | App Store |
| X Wallet | iOS | Another iOS lightweight wallet. Website: https://xwallet.tech/ | App Store |
| Edge Wallet | Android / iOS | This is a multi-assets wallet, meaning you can store Monero, Bitcoin, Ethereum and other tokens in one single app. https://edge.app/ ⚠️ Relatively new - use with caution! ⚠️ | Google Play / App Store |
| Wallet | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| MyMonero | Web version of the MyMonero wallet. All versions have interoperability. | Web |
| XMRWallet | Web wallet with TOR support. ⚠️ Relatively new - use with caution! ⚠️ | Web / Onion URL |
Your balance is unlocked after 10 confirmations (which means 10 mined blocks). A block is mined approximately every two minutes on the Monero network, so that would be around 20 minutes.
The fastest and most direct way is by using the ExploreMonero blockchain explorer. You will need to recover the transaction key from your wallet (complete guide for GUI / CLI).
There are dozens of exchanges that trade Monero against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Check out the list on CoinMarketCap and choose the option that suits you best.
The correct place to ask questions and discuss the Monero mining scene is in the dedicated subreddit r/MoneroMining. That being said, you can find a list of pools and available mining software in the GetMonero.org website.
Before any action there are two things to check:
Settings, under Debug info).Because Monero is different from Bitcoin, wallet synchronization is not instant. The software needs to synchronize the blockchain and use your private keys to identify your transactions. Check in the lower left corner (GUI) if the wallet is synchronized.
You can't send transactions and your balance might be wrong or unavailable if the wallet is not synced with the network. So please wait.
If this is not a sufficient answer for your case and you're looking for more information, please see this answer on StackExchange.
This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange.
You have decided to use Monero's wallet and run a local node. Congratulations! You have chosen the safest and most secure option for your privacy, but unfortunately this has an initial cost. The first reason for the slowness is that you will need to download the entire blockchain, which is considerably heavy (+70 GB) and constantly growing. There are technologies being implemented in Monero to slow this growth, however it is inevitable to make this initial download to run a full node. Consider syncing to a device that has an SSD instead of an HDD, as this greatly impacts the speed of synchronization.
Now that the blockchain is on your computer, the next time you run the wallet you only need to download new blocks, which should take seconds or minutes (depending on how often you use the wallet).
The way to skip downloading the blockchain is connecting your wallet to a public remote node. You can follow this guide on how to set it up. You can find a list of public remote nodes on MoneroWorld.
Be advised that when using a public remote node you lose some of your privacy. A public remote node is able to identify your IP and opens up a range for certain attacks that further diminish your privacy. A remote node can't see your balance and it can't spend your XMR.
To restore your wallet with the 25 word mnemonic seed, please see this guide.
To restore your wallet with your keys, please see this guide.
This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange. Check this page for the GUI instructions, and this page for the CLI instructions.
If you want to support other Monero users by making your node public, you can follow the instructions on MoneroWorld, under the section "How To Include Your Node On Moneroworld".
This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange.