Bitcoin Foqus
Focus On The Signal
Bitcoin was launched in 2009. It's now 2021, and while mainstream media loves to ask the question, “Is Bitcoin dead?”, it's quite painfully obvious that no, bitcoin is not dead. In fact, Bitcoin is not just surviving, it's thriving. But …
There's a common hesitation to buy any bitcoin because there is no shortage of so-called experts who claim that bitcoin is going to zero. Bitcoin is supposed to be the future of money, but what if it doesn't work out that way? Could bitcoin actually …
Bitcoin right now is sitting at a price where most people around the world cannot afford a whole bitcoin. The good news is that you can buy a fraction of a bitcoin! Actually, most people buy bitcoin in fractional units. There aren't many people in …
Bitcoin has had a serious run up since its invention in 2008. If you had invested just a few hundred dollars a decade ago, you'd be a millionaire by now. The trouble is – you didn't. Now you have, what I call, Bitcoin Time Machine Regret, and …
Do you know someone who won't shut up about Bitcoin? No matter what the conversation is about, somehow, they bring it back to Bitcoin! The way they talk about it non-stop and get defensive if you say anything bad about it kinda makes them sound like …
A surprising number of people still think that Bitcoin is a company. To be clear, Bitcoin is not a company. The confusion is understandable though. Bitcoin, as a concept, is something completely new, so it's reasonable to use language with which we …
Lots of people are getting “Bitcoin rich”, but money isn't everything. Before you jump into buying bitcoin, you may want to know if Bitcoin is an ethical investment. You've probably heard some negative things about it, but for now, you …
To “hodl” is one of the oldest memes around in Bitcoin Land, but what does HODL mean? As with all the best memes, it was unintentional, and its use grew organically because it was a fun, inside joke. A full decade later, there are …
One of the most popular knee-jerk reactions I hear is that bitcoin is worth nothing because it's not backed by anything. Bitcoin is like Chuck E. Cheese tokens! Though I'm pretty sure the person saying things like this hasn't given much thought to …
