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The first things you need to know about using Bitcoin effectively.
Let's get something straight right from the start: the easiest way to send bitcoin is not going to be the best way to send bitcoin. The convenience of sending an easy bitcoin transaction is going to mean that you are making some compromises. The …
A lot of bitcoin for beginner articles focus on what bitcoin is, and how it works, but I want to take a different angle. I want you to know why bitcoin is important to your life. Do you need it? Can you make money with it? Why is this thing such a …
What is bitcoin made of? Bitcoin is made of 1's and 0's because bitcoin is computer code. That's oversimplifying a bit, and I'll dig into the details of what actually makes bitcoin…bitcoin, but for the introduction here, it's sufficient to say …
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are often lumped into one category, and the words are even used interchangeably. After all, bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, right? In my opinion, bitcoin and crypto are two different things. I didn't always believe this! Not …
“Sats” are the shorthand way of saying satoshi, and sats are the smallest subunit of a bitcoin. Just like there are 100 cents in a dollar, there are a hundred million satoshis in a bitcoin. Sats are becoming a more common way to talk …
How do you feel about giving money as a gift? For some people, giving money is an insult. It shows that you didn't take the time to purchase a thoughtful gift. For others, money is the best gift, because it saves the giver time of finding something …
You've heard about bitcoin and know it's a way to make money, but are afraid to buy, because you aren't sure how the whole thing works. Can you lose money in bitcoin, or is it just going to go up forever? The answer is nuanced. Yes, you can lose …
What's the best crypto, bro? You may have heard that you can make a lot of money buying and selling cryptocurrency. There are bit-coins and alt-coins, and what's that one called… etherium… or something like that. Picking the best …
So you finally want to buy some bitcoin, but want to buy it at the right time. Will bitcoin go down? How can you tell? The truth is that during bitcoin's lifetime, it's gone through many periods of downturns, including steep selloffs, flash crashes, …
