Perspective, opinion, and commentary on bitcoin, altcoins, and cryptocurrency for people who want to focus on the big picture. Don't sweat the day-to-day. It's cryptocurrency - relax and enjoy the ride!
23 Oct 2024 4 minute read 9 comments MarkHelfman
This Tweet: Hey @MDBitcoin, guess what? That is incredible — incredible that so few people use their Bitcoins! Here are some other things that haven’t moved in a year: 99% of rocks. 93% of posters. 84% of dead people. (There’s a lot of demand for m...
26 Sep 2024 2 minute read 1 comment MarkHelfman
With the crypto market emerging from its doldrums, you may be asking yourself how long your altcoins will take to return to their previous highs (or, at least, the price you paid). Fortunately, I know the answer. Probably never. Lightning in a bottle...
23 Sep 2024 2 minute read 15 comments MarkHelfman
You’ve probably heard about crypto exchanges like Binance, KuCoin, Crypto.com, HTX , and others that sell tokens (e.g., BNB, KCS, CRO, and HT). Are these tokens worth buying? Can you make money from them? Depends on what you want to do These tok...
13 Sep 2024 2 minute read 5 comments MarkHelfman
You’ve heard that trading is the only way to get ahead with crypto. It’s not true. Below, I'll share an easy, relatively safe way to make money without trading or gambling: Staking. Rewards you can cash out any time With staking, sometimes called b...
28 Aug 2024 1 minute read 18 comments MarkHelfman
Since its creation, people have searched for a “use case” for Bitcoin. It seems the world has no use for money that you can send to anybody, anywhere, anytime, in any amount, without restriction, without revealing your sensitive personal information...
20 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments MarkHelfman
Ah, predictions. Who doesn’t love a good guess made in public? The problem with predictions is that when you’re right, it’s a coincidence, and when you’re wrong, people make fun of you. I don’t dabble in predictions. That said, we can set some realis...
20 Jul 2024 3 minute read 3 comments MarkHelfman
Half of the Internet thinks Bitcoin’s price peaked in March and will spend the next few years in a bear market. The other half thinks March’s new all-time high marked a waypoint on the journey to $300,000 by the end of 2025. Does that make Bitcoin a...
16 Jul 2024 1 minute read 3 comments MarkHelfman
Even after the recent pump, Bitcoin's price has reached bearish milestones on trading charts and on-chain metrics. Scary stuff. Does that mean it will drop to $30,000 by July 31, 2024? No. It will probably never drop that low. As part of the chart...
11 Jul 2024 5 minute read 10 comments MarkHelfman
Did you hear? Donald Trump will speak at the Bitcoin 2024 conference. The Republican Party put crypto on its electoral platform. Not too shabby. Another US presidential candidate, Robert F Kennedy, Jr, said he’d use blockchain to improve the governme...
2 Jul 2024 4 minute read 3 comments MarkHelfman
Earlier today, I was asked about my “best strategies for investing in crypto in 2024.” It's the same strategy as any other year. Wait for prices to drop a lot, then buy. In 2024, you’re not getting amazing prices on Bitcoin or altcoins, but you shoul...
