Bitcoin Price Pressure

The post discusses the ongoing decline in Bitcoin's price, attributing it to various factors such as merchants selling Bitcoin for dollars and miners needing to cover costs. It emphasizes that while Bitcoin faces downward price pressure, it is not necessarily doomed. The author suggests that for Bitcoin to thrive, increased transaction use and external buy pressure are essential, while also highlighting the enduring significance of blockchain technology.

Published 2014-04-30 3 min read 515 words 1 topics

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The price of bitcoin keeps trending down. [1] This causes a lot of people to declare the end of bitcoin. It’s important to understand that the default price pressure of the bitcoin ecosystem is down. There are a lot of r

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