F*** the halving!

That s*** is inevitable and all that we hear about right now.

Let us forget about the halving for a second and focus on what else we have to look out for this year!

Here is a list of other Top crypto events to watch out for:

Better Blockchain Education:

Picture yourself trying to explain Bitcoin or Blockchain to a friend five years ago. Would you have even known to use the word blockchain? I know I didn't! I only recently started using it more simply because I learned about it more finally. The wealth of information on this subject is insane in a good way! The world has come to a better understanding and explanation on what has been unleashed. This way we can use it to invent real-world solutions. This article here proposes just that, how it could potentially fix the criminal justice systems. Proving that Blockchain is not just for currency!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2020/01/23/fixing-our-criminal-justice-system-three-reasons-everyone-needs-to-see-just-mercy/#5bf2271f5c46

Old Days Are Over:

This realization has been in the back of many people's minds for a few weeks now. The likelihood Bitcoin drops to $6000 USD was soon going to be very unlikely to buy-in in the future. The chances of bitcoin hitting the 6k range would now be very concerning. Meaning something extreme would need to happen such as large confiscations or freezes on assets. Another possibility could be a result of scams running rampant that prove to be successful. All not good stuff! Hopefully, people are educated enough now that this shouldn't be a problem. The old days of buying as low as $6500 or $5500. Those days are long gone and likely won't return for a long-long while. It is possible it may never return to that low ever again! I personally missed out on the opportunity to buy bitcoin this low in price. However, I have managed to buy it during dips by watching! We may already be in the run of things here for 2020 but it is never too late to buy into bitcoin. Get it while it is lower in price and selling like hotcakes still!

https://cointelegraph.com/news/different-type-of-shakeout-trader-says-bitcoin-unlikely-to-hit-6

Tech Giants Like Google Experiment More:

Last year we saw Libra pave the way for wider discussions on cryptocurrency. Ultimately what this led to is a more widespread and public based approach to the adoption of blockchain technology. Companies have been long investigating and patenting AI technologies for this very thing. Even the likes of Google have teamed up with Chainlink to explore more this crypto space means for the future of their company. Now that it has been theoretically "decriminalized" in the minds of many Americans. The season for experimenting with these new tools will soon be here! A lot of it already is here since we see breadcrumbs of offers already. My prediction is that by the Summer of 2020 we will see an unleashed flurry of DeFi based, Lightning Network enabled, and blockchain-powered services that almost seem to pop up out of nowhere. 

https://www.techmerge.io/2019/06/14/google-and-chainlink-link-shake-hands-market-cap-rises-by-300m-in-45-mins/

Libra, Libra, Libra..:

Facebook is brave, Facebook is bold! However, Facebook already lost the trust it needs from its users. On top of that, they cannot get back the trust they need to successfully launch a virtual gift card consumers will use. There is no way to get that back from a free user base! Trust me I know, I run a website that is totally free to use and granted it is not as heavily surfed as Facebook. One thing is for sure when it comes to what Facebook is doing. Facebook makes money off of your data and who you pretend to be online. Now they want to make a blockchain-based cryptocurrency that will reward users who use facebook. The very same information they exploit for money will essentially be regifted back to you but only if you use it and meet whatever facebook's requirements are for receiving Libra. From my experience working with these sly-devils, that to me sounds like they just want to implement a better way to track every single thing you do in a way that will make them twice as much cash-o-la as before. Coming from a company that doesn't pro-actively care about the safety of its users. If they would have cared, maybe Facebook's Libra would not be doomed from a public standpoint, but apparently, it is doomed in more than ways than just what some people think about it. Check out this recent article regarding Facebook's Libra Project.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-facebooks-libra-not-cryptocurrency-and-why-it-doomed-fail-117646

Halloween & Harvest Moon:

Bitcoin is celebrated every single year on Halloween with a significant rally to pump up the price. Although it is a historically significant day for bitcoin. The true question is why the price mysteriously never fails to do great around this time especially on this day. This does usually mean a pretty bad downtrend immediately afterward but it is nonetheless an event that need not be forgotten! Check out more about it if you want using this little link to my resourceseseseses

https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-btc-nears-halloween-pump-anniversary-will-history-repeat/

November 2020 US Elections:

For centuries now we have relied mainly on human error to depict who becomes elected officials. A blockchain-based election could disrupt or change democracy as we have traditionally dealt with it. The hope is that before blockchain disrupts elections, instead the technology can be used for the betterment of governance. More information can be had by checking out this link here below!

https://www.zdnet.com/article/blockchain-elections-how-bitcoin-technology-could-secure-your-vote-and-save-democracy/

Bull Continues:

It is far enough out now for me to confidently say it. The skepticism that Bitcoin would not reach a turning point and go bullish. Now have proved to true with many people accepting the fact that we are now in the middle of a bull run. Be careful though of course! In no way am I a financial professional but the records do indicate and the buzz around the scene has proved it already. The bull run making bitcoin price bounce progressively higher is underway. It will have its dips and it will test resistances. Overall though, it is going up no matter what despite the halving. The halving is just the cherry on top!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2020/01/17/the-bull-case-for-bitcoin-in-2020/#29ecd98d3878

Recent Events to Look For:

Don't forget there is a lot more going on in the digital world than just the halving! Before then, for example, we will see such things as expos for cryptocurrencies and blockchain tech. The ZRX network or Ox has Oxpo coming up soon in February, and an annual Bitcoin Conference is being held at the end of March in San Francisco. Look out for these dates and search for others online to be sure you keep up with important dates. A lot of the times expos and conferences such as these tend to make the cryptocurrency price rise or fall. 

https://coinfomania.com/bitcoin-2020-conference-san-francisco/

ETH Ethereum 2.0 and the Lightning Network:

These two things have likely been mentioned a lot along with the news about the halving. They are worth mentioning but I have decided to keep them together. This is because not only is there a lot of information about it buzzing around already, but it really only proves the fact that one thing is happening this year. Not just with Bitcoin's network or Ethereums either! The technology and age of these things have evolved which means now it is time for us to experiment with them in the real world. It will reattract those who have been waiting and it will attract newbies who will see new benefits to these innovations. 

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/53590/square-crypto-bitcoin-lightning-kit

Crypto Patents and Bitcoin Trends:

This year 2020 marks a really important year when it comes to Intellectual Property since many patents such as copyrights, will fall off. These will fall off in 2020 at the beginning of the year, the end, or well into next year. These patents are on many things that rely on blockchain technology to be successful. Things such as Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality patents will lapse leaving much business to fight for such things safely. Without risking legal prosecution simply for developing something that was already patented by someone with better attorneys. This alone will create a buzz this year with many people gearing up to take their slice of the cut. Just check out how many Forbe's articles we are seeing now about Bitcoin. I had to force myself to only post two! The gig is up, the trend is in, and even places like Forbes have noticeably trended toward discussing cryptocurrency and its future way more often than they use to. See look!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2020/01/19/5-major-bitcoin-trends-to-watch-in-2020/#1ff26ca2f2d6

I hope this has helped at least even just a little! The anxiety this halving has produced has only begun and from the looks of it. It's about to get a lot more exciting! 

Thank you for reading!!!

Respectfully,

Trevor Balthrop

www.trevorbalthrop.com