When Facebook announced its grand cryptocurrency idea on Tuesday, the rebellious nature of crypto-coins — decentralized, anonymous, not backed by a government — was decidedly missing. Facebook has a highly sophisticated way of identifying users, said its currency would be backed by real money, and “Libra” seems anything but libertarian. The currency does, however, open …
This is the second update in my weekly series of my experience using cryptocurrency to get people excited about saving money. I will be the first person to admit there is little fundamental reasoning behind investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, or any one of the many other digital currencies out there. However, one …
I previously wrote How to Use Bitcoin to Get Out of Debt or Build an Emergency Fund and need to get on a regular update schedule so Monday’s seem like a good day to do it. On December 6, 2017 I purchased $100 worth of Bitcoin at $14,244.87 per coin and received +0.0067505 BTC. After …
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are going from a dull whisper to a louder conversation lately. The value of Bitcoin especially has shot way up. I remember when I first heard about Bitcoin in 2015 and it was trading for around $200 a Bitcoin. It’s now gone as high as $18,000 for that same Bitcoin. A …
