The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is an investment vehicle that allows investors to trade shares in a trust holding a large amount of Bitcoin. This essentially provides a way for institutions to invest in Bitcoin through the stock market without having direct exposure to the crypto asset. The trust currently holds 654,885 BTC which accounts…
A twitter post by Jack Dorsey at the end of June sparked a conversation between Elon Musk and him. The twitter post was regarding the upcoming Bitcoin event ‘The B Word’, which aims to encourage institutional investors to adopt Bitcoin. Musk replied to the tweet “Bicurious?”, poking fun at the name of the event. In…
The Scalability Issue Bitcoin has faced a number of challenges over the years but perhaps the biggest challenge has been scalability. This is because of the block size limit of Bitcoin blocks. The blocks, formed every 10 minutes, are like a page in a ledger that records all the transactions during that period of time….
Earlier this month a studio apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine was sold at auction as an NFT. The auction was held on 9th June 2021 by Propy Inc., a real estate transaction platform. A 27 hour long bidding war ended in a winning bid of 36 ETH (approx $93,000 at time of sale). This transaction was…
Its important when looking for a cryptocurrency exchange that you choose one that meets your needs. Today I’m going to review a few of the top crypto exchanges and point out their respective strengths and weaknesses. Before I get begin, it’s important to note a few things. If you hold your cryptocurrency on an exchange…
Brad Mills is a life long entrepreneur, with a focus on product development & marketing. Involved with bitcoin since 2011 as a miner, entrepreneur & investor, Brad is a Value Maximalist at his core. He’s also the host of the wonderful Magic Internet Money Podcast. If you haven’t already and you enjoyed this episode, please…
