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If you bought $100 of bitcoin 7 years ago, you’d be sitting on $75 million now
The price of bitcoin hit a fresh record high on Monday nearing $2,200. Monday marks the seven-year anniversary of Bitcoin…
Bitcoin – nearly as valuable as gold
Can the world’s top currency make it three in a row in 2017? Here’s a bit of financial trivia for…
What is, and what causes, Inflation?
Inflation means prices rising, doesn't it? It's true that we think of inflation as rising prices, and inflation indices do…
What is Bitcoin really worth?
Judges can't make their minds up whether Bitcoin is real money or not A court in Florida, USA ruled that…
Negative Interest Rates – What about the consumer?
Negative Interest Rates now in parts of Europe and Japan Why are negative interest rates now commonplace? We look at…
Fool’s Gold – April 1st Special
Fool's Gold, otherwise known as Iron Sulphide, had a reputation for attracting easily-fooled prospectors But the use of the term…
How to put a Value on Gold vs Bitcoin
The price of gold has fallen sharply. Is it really worth less then before? How should we value gold? In…
What is a Digital Currency?
There is much talk about Digital Currencies, but what are they and why do we want them? Last week, the…
Should I be interested in Bitcoin?
Bitcoin have created quite a stir. But what are they? An alternative to currency? Even that subtitle is misleading, as…