Bitcoin Island: The Isle of Man is Turning Orange City Talk In April 2015, an article was published on the BBC News website about “Bitcoin Island” – a place where you could use Bitcoin to buy a pint of beer from The Thirsty Pigeon and then scan a QR code to pay for your taxi ride home. The price of one bitcoin was a mere £230, [...]
Why Bitcoin Not Crypto City Talk In Part 1 of this article, I recall my own early experiences with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. I bought my first cryptocurrency in October 2020. Like many others who were working from home due to Covid restrictions, my monthly outgoings had dropped unexpectedly – no more commuting, no more socialising – and I was getting into [...]
Bitcoin and Dollar-Cost Averaging City Talk Disclaimer: The content of this article is not investment advice. Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is a term that will already be familiar to many investors. The concept is relatively simple: instead of making a single lump-sum purchase, you periodically buy a fixed dollar amount of whatever asset you want to accumulate. Feel free to substitute dollars [...]
