The difference between investing in and trading Bitcoin.Bitcoin is an investment.It is a long-term store of value asset.Bitcoin is a hedge.It\u2019s a hedge against the current monetary system.Bitcoin is not a trade.Bitcoin could\u2019ve been a \u201cgreat trade\u201d between 2011\u20132017. Now, like with most investments, trading Bitcoin should be left to the few, not the many.Bitcoin is also not a get rich quick scheme.Bitcoin is a don\u2019t get poor slowly strategy.Bitcoin was born in the aftermath of the 2007\u20132008 financial crisis. It\u2019s just over a decade old, making it a relatively young asset.Bitcoin reinforces its use case as a long-term store of value asset every year that it survives.Bitcoin persists.On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for the price of 10,000 BTC. This is known as Bitcoin Pizza Day.Prior to Bitcoin Pizza Day, Bitcoin had no real value.It wasn\u2019t even until 2011 and the short-lived Mt. Gox exchange that Bitcoin accrued larger consensus market value.So, as of writing, Bitcoin is roughly ten years old.Despite its youth, Bitcoin is the best performing asset of the last decade. It has returned just over a 200% annually.In early 2021, Bitcoin crossed the $1 trillion market cap for the first time. Like its unit price, Bitcoin\u2019s market cap is also in discovery mode.Want more content like this? Sign up for my newsletter.Bitcoin has returned 200% on average year over year but, yes, it is a volatile asset that is not for the faint of heart.That said, to reject Bitcoin due to its volatility is a mistake. Upward volatility is incredibly valuable.Bitcoin goes through market cycles.We might be in the middle of a Bitcoin Supercycle.That means that although Bitcoin typically experiences a period of bullish sentiment followed by a bearish pullback, it could witness a longer bullish half of the cycle this time due\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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