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The Bitcoin Frontier


The Lie About Becoming Wealthy

21 May 2023 2 minute read 9 comments johnwege

There is a lie that has been fed to us since we were children. That becoming rich is something that is so difficult, and very few can achieve it. With this way of thinking ingrained in our heads since childhood, many believe that it’s impossible for...

Crypto Addiction is Real & Why You Have it

18 May 2023 2 minute read 5 comments johnwege

The cryptocurrency market is unlike any other financial asset. It’s incredibly young, volatile, has amazing potential, and we’re still very early in its lifespan. However, there is a darker side to the asset that many choose to ignore. While riches c...

Bitcoin: Move Fast and Break Things

16 May 2023 2 minute read 7 comments johnwege

The age-old question, What comes first? The chicken, or the egg? Can be applied directly to mainstream adoption of Bitcoin. What comes first? Bitcoin development, or Bitcoin adoption? We all know that development brings adoption, but it is also true...

Bitcoin Blocksize War 2.0

15 May 2023 4 minute read 17 comments johnwege

The Bitcoin market; is a place where dreams can come true or be shattered in an instant. Your fate is entirely up to you and the decisions that you make. As your experience in this market grows, you begin to notice something very important that conti...

Bitcoin Fixes the Greatest Crime of Our Lifetime

13 May 2023 3 minute read 15 comments johnwege

The longer that you are in the cryptocurrency market, there is one phrase that you begin to hear time after time. “Bitcoin Fixes This.” But what does it mean? Why do people say it? And what is it fixing? As a Bitcoiner these are the most important qu...

The Sacred Theories in Bitcoin

11 May 2023 3 minute read 3 comments johnwege

The longer that you invest in Bitcoin, the more you will learn that Bitcoiners are extremely superstitious. Looking for signs or trends whenever possible. While Bitcoin is still very young, during its brief history there have been “sacred theories” t...

History Always Rhymes in Crypto

9 May 2023 3 minute read 8 comments johnwege

The pioneers of this market are Bitcoiners. It is the original cryptocurrency, they have been here the longest, and they have the most experience. Because of that, they have already seen, lived through, and dealt with most issues that other blockchai...

Was Balaji's $1 Million Bitcoin Bet a Failure?!

7 May 2023 2 minute read 16 comments johnwege

Balaji Srinivasan has been all over Bitcoin and finance news for the last two months. The man who bet $1 million that Bitcoin would reach a price point of $1 million within the next 90 days. If you are unaware of Balaji, he was the former CTO of Coin...

My Opinion of Coinbase has Completely Changed

5 May 2023 3 minute read 15 comments johnwege

Coinbase; the most popular cryptocurrency exchange in the USA. Has long been the poster child for how a crypto exchange should be run. Trying to do everything by the book. Growing users quickly, yet being extremely conservative at adding new features...

The Real Reason the US Wants to Stop Bitcoin

3 May 2023 2 minute read 21 comments johnwege

The biggest story of the year in crypto has been how the US government suddenly woke up and began to heavily attack the industry. Going from seemingly ignoring it to it becoming enemy number 1. They have claimed that due to the FTX fraud, they need t...