Bitcoin is in a Forken Civil War! The main subject of the internecine, is whether or not to increase the block size. In 2010, an upper limit of one megabyte was placed on the block size. It's an issue which appears trivial from the outside, but is the source of heated debate within the Bitcoin Community
Read MoreThe price of Bitcoin has been hovering between $225 and $300 for most of 2015. This is quite a contrast to the wild price movements Bitcoin has become known for.
We think the market is waiting to move again, but we don't know what will set it off, or in which direction. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the topic.
Read MoreBeing a 'disruptive technology' it makes sense that , one topic that comes up often within the Bitcoin community, is The Future of Bitcoin. Here at The Finance Guy, we are no different, we have talked about the future of Bitcoin in the past, and we are going to do the same thing again now. We think that there is a storm brewing for Bitcoin. The market has been quiet, too quiet. It could be the prophetic 'quiet before the storm.
Read MoreThe price of Bitcoin appears to be stabilizing, but the daily transaction volume is falling. Does this mean that the market for Bitcoin is shrinking despite a fall in volatility? We have a streetonomic look at why we think the Bitcoin community needs to turn up the volume
Read MoreBitcoin may resemble an investment bubble, but it's not acting like one. We have amended our view on Bitcoin and now feel that it's an investment balloon. It won't burst in a spectacular market crash, it will simply continue to deflate at it's own pace. Like an untied balloon, with plenty of supporters trying to put more air into it.
Read MoreA look at how Bitcoin works, and how you can use it. After more than a year learning about Bitcoin, we've decided to share a streetonomic view on the cryptocurrency, and in particular, why to this date, we are yet to have used it
Read MoreAs the price of Bitcoin continues to trend downward, traders are becoming interested in opportunities to short sell Bitcoin
We look at the USD/BTC CFD offered by Plus500, which is one way in which everyday people can take a short position on the price of Bitcoin
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Read MoreThe blockchain is designed to become more difficult, but is the difficulty rising too fast? If 67% of all mining is done by only 8 parties, can we still call Bitcoin a decentralized currency? The bad news for miners, is that the difficulty is going to continue to increase and the rewards are going to continue to decrease.
Read MoreThe Bitcoin price is once again in decline. One possible reason is the recent disappearance of $1.5Million worth of Bitcoin, believed to have been stolen by a con man who was running a Bitcoin exchange.
Read MoreBitcoin is growing in use and falling in price. When will we see price stability?
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