A fair comparison? Ethereum growth outpaces Bitcoin in 2021 | BY HEIDI

  2021 has proven to be a fortuitous year for the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency Ether (ETH), which has seen a fourfold increase in value over the past 12 months. In doing so, Ether has outperformed the appreciation of the preeminent Bitcoin and has gained an increased percentage of the overall cryptocurrency market by capitalization. While … Read more

Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin, Now Holds 122,478 BTC | BY HEIDI

  In less than two weeks after its previous bitcoin purchase, Microstrategy bought more bitcoins. The company has added 1,434 coins to its treasury, bringing the total holdings to 122,478 coins. At the time of writing, the company’s total bitcoin stash is worth about $6 billion. Microstrategy Purchases 1,434 More Bitcoins The Nasdaq-listed company Microstrategy … Read more

IS WALL STREET KILLING CRYPTO? | BY HEIDI

  Cryptocurrency hopefuls want to believe that Wall Street is just another eager investor, ready to pump money into the growing crypto market and enjoy the same returns that retail traders have seen every time the value of cryptocurrency has skyrocketed. But that projection misses the mark in two ways: first, Wall Street is already … Read more

THE SCHUMPETERIAN BITCOIN CYCLE | BY HEIDI

  Bitcoin embodies Schumpeterian creative destruction. Bitcoin also behaves like a physical natural resource, with unique differences that make it a driving force for effecting fundamental change, much like gold, oil or electricity has done. Bitcoin goes through periodic cycles of varying lengths that inspire a creative rejuvenation of its ecosystem with new ideas and … Read more

THIS IS BITCOIN’S MOMENT, DON’T LET POLITICIANS WASTE IT | BY HEIDI

  The United States has always been the global financial leader in my lifetime. But at the moment, government leaders are missing an opportunity to empower Americans to utilize digital currencies. Our incomprehensible unwillingness to embrace digital currency puts our mantle of leadership at risk. Bitcoin, in particular, is primed to become the premier currency … Read more