** ALERT: NOW READ THIS: ** This is a simple text file. It is NOT a web page. THIS FILE SHOULD **NOT** BE VIEWED ON A CELL PHONE (too small). VIEW ONLY ON A COMPUTER MONITOR OR AT LEAST WITH A TABLET DEVICE. Last Update: 20210725 20210722 20210715 20210712 20210711 20210706 20210705 20210704 20210702 20210629 20210627 20210623 20210622 20210619 20210616 20210610 20210522 20210516 20210502 20210428 20210419 20210416 20210326 20210305 20210224 20210223 20210222 20210220 20210218 20210217 20210209 20210131 20210105 20201202 20201119 20201113 20201106 20201103 20201031 20190914 Local Path: "C:\DAN\Budget\Fidelity\Retirement\On_Line\BITBlockCOINChain_fyi.txt" Web Path: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/BITBlockCOINChain_fyi.txt SEARCH FOR: RECENT ARTICLES (further below). Start Learning NOW And Work Down As Time Allows. SEE ALSO: "OTHER ON-LINE FINANCIAL RESOURCES" AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE e.g.: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/gold.txt VIEWING THIS ON THE WEB? Your web browser MAY allow you to jump directly to the links further below with NO TYPING: (1) Highlight the entire link. (2) Right-click the highlighted link. (3) Left-click on the "Go to..." option. =================================================================================================== RED ALERTS: 20210623: World Will Collapse Under Current Financial System Warns Author Jeff Booth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRH-oVIvwXY https://coincentral.com/satoshi-currency-getting-to-grips-with-bitcoin-fractions/ 20210609: You Need an Escape Plan and Untraceable Wealth ASAP - Robert Kiyosaki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAaHe26RdsY&list=FLCOKG4qA_j73w39s2SijVSw -- Do what Robert Kiyosaki says above and you might fly one of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Oo9yn-bEk =================================================================================================== ALERTS: All the below is FAR FROM a complete resource of BitCoin or BlockChain information. Both are fast-changing fields and demand the due diligence of your own research. The very existence and growth of BitCoin (and other digital "currencies") is utterly dependent on: (1) The availability of the Internet (as we now know it) almost everywhere, AND (2) Planet-busting trigawattts of reliable, 24/7 electrical current (mostly fossil-fueled), AND: (3) Government(s) that do not Track, Tax, or Punish use of BitCoin and other cryptos. PLUS: (4) World Peace for good measure. Then there is this below, which speaks in paraphrase to 1-5 above... 20210419: Is Coinbase Netscape 2.0? Here Are 5 Things You Must Believe [i.e., have faith in] "Today (April 19 2021, before the market's open), Coinbase's market cap stands at $64 billion, give or take. Coinbase offers many services, but it mainly operates as an exchange for cryptocurrencies." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4419790-is-coinbase-netscape-2_0-are-five-things-you-must-believe You MUST SEE this short (8 min) YouTube video on BitCoin: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3-BKBDAF48 THEN DO watch these (12-14 min) follow-ups: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-6g8_wggYo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyXY8FZjEwU *If annual BitCoin transactions ever approached current credit card transaction volume, then 13 times the annual world electrical consumption would be required to support them. In the event both (1) and (2) become impossible, you get a NOT(1234) World: Dark Ages 2.0. Which would you rather have then, 100 ounces of physical gold or 100 virtual BitCoins? I choose the gold, but YOU HAD BETTER GET TO KNOW the "Other Side" of BitCoin and similar "tokens": Bitcoin's Revolution Is Now: The Bretton Woods Reset https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8KYcUmtb8g Length: 22:07 Cryptocurrency Documentary "Inside The Crypto-Kingdom" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaI3HakYw2s Length: 37:34 ======================================================================================== See Also: https://tinyurl.com/y9dun4ow = FYI from ComputerWorld https://blockchain.info/ = Latest Blockchain Transactions https://blockchain.info/markets = Live Prices Digital "COIN" Market fyi https://www.coinbase.com/ = Buy, Sell, & Track all digital currencies https://www.cryptocompare.com/ = Live prices Bitcoin, Etherium, Others https://www.hiveblockchain.com/ = Miner of Digital Coin brands: Bitcoin & Ethereum https://www.blockchain.com/explorer = Bitcoin (the brand) live pricing https://www.blockchain.com/prices = All digital tokens/currency pricing * https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/active-investor/beyond-bitcoin https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BTC-USD = Bitcoin current price & News https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ETH-USD = Ethereum current price & News https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DOGE-USD = Dogecoin current price & News https://seekingalpha.com/article/4398172-what-is-dogecoin-worth https://www.investvoyager.com/ = A way to invest in a bundle of (50) digital tokens https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/voyager-token/ = Voyager token current price & News https://www.investvoyager.com/VoyagerToken/White_Paper.pdf = A good Read https://www.coingecko.com/en = Live pricing onscores of digital tokens https://www.coinbase.com/ = More digital token information * https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-a-blockchain-operating-system/ https://www.blockchain-council.org/blockchain/blockchain-operating-system-a-complete-overview/ * These are especially useful reading ========================================================== ** MUST WATCH ALL OF THIS** [31 minutes]: 20210521: Cathy Wood: CEO of ARK on Crypto Currencies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-5IUFxZvyU ========================================================== RECENT ARTICLES, NEWEST FIRST [Start Learning NOW And Work Down From The Top As Time Allows]: ============================================================================================= 20210715: What's all the hype about Central Bank Digital Coins? https://seekingalpha.com/news/3715600-dont-we-already-have-digital-currency-whats-all-the-hype-about-cbdcs 20210711: Bitcoin And Crypto: Fraud Or The Future? https://seekingalpha.com/article/4438664-bitcoin-and-crypto-fraud-or-the-future 20210709: CENTRAL BANKS VS CRYPTO: The Battle Lines Are Being Drawn…by LYNETTE ZANG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLgyZCp1dI4 20210705: Ethereum 'flippening' happening now; Mashinsky talks $100k+ BTC this year, quantum computer threats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qyFUxxVQVU 20210703: Keiser Report | Two different parabolic moves | E1718 "Gold vs Bitcoin: Thousands of years of tradition can be side-lined in one generation. Example: Horses v Cars." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKZ3whXv2Zw 20210702: Don't let FUD give you FOMO or you'll end up REKT - crypto slang, explained https://www.coinbase.com/learn/tip-and-tutorials/crypto-slang-guide Satoshi Currency: Getting to Grips with Bitcoin Fractions "The smallest unit of Bitcoin is known as a Satoshi. Named after the now legendary creator/s of Bitcoin, 1 Satoshi = 1/100,000,000 (one 100 millionths) of a Bitcoin. In Dollar terms $1 = roughly 16 500 Satoshi." https://coincentral.com/satoshi-currency-getting-to-grips-with-bitcoin-fractions/ 20210701: Ethereum could dethrone Bitcoin, but when? with Frank Holmes “Ethereum is the backbone to the blockchain network,” said Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global Investors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKgomDGDfKU 20210629: Max Keiser Doubles Down on Bitcoin Price Forecast of $220,000 by Year-End; No Fear, No Doubt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3PDeuAeuUI What green energy, my expanding waistline, and the price of oil have in common-Dominic Frisby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lw1m_OpcVU 20210626: Mother Nature's greatest enemy is not bitcoin mining - it's big government https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z5nV8ERDhE Ethereum & Bitcoin | DOCUMENTARY | Vitalik Buterin | Cryptocurrencies | Success Stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAgSEMj9gt8 20210622: The Genesis Of BITCOIN | Documentary | Satoshi Nakamoto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuYikW_3_VY 20210621: The Differences In Bitcoin And Ethereum Performance Drivers https://seekingalpha.com/article/4435862-differences-in-bitcoin-and-ethereum-performance-drivers 20210617: Can't Decide Between Gold or Bitcoin? Why Not Both? https://www.usfunds.com/investor-library/frank-talk-a-ceo-blog-by-frank-holmes/cant-decide-between-gold-or-bitcoin-why-not-both/ 20210615: Bank Capital And Cryptocurrencies https://seekingalpha.com/article/4434871-bank-capital-and-cryptocurrencies 20210521: Privacy. Get you Some [12 minutes] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD2g69qG6zI 20210501: How To Play Gold and Bitcoin; Should You Diversify or Not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoa-D_KNJTs&list=LL&index=6 20210427: Coinbase Listing Signals Digital Assets Maturity https://seekingalpha.com/article/4421530-coinbase-listing-signals-digital-assets-maturity Voyager Digital [OTCQB:VYGVF]: 18,000% Revenue Growth And Better Interest Than Coinbase [COIN] "Voyager has two advantages over Coinbase (COIN): Lower trading costs and higher interest on cryptos." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4421548-voyager-digital-18000-percent-revenue-growth-and-better-interest-than-coinbase 20210426: Why Coinbase Is A Safer Crypto And Blockchain Play Than Buying Bitcoin "Coinbase is a safer play for the risk averse. For those with a bigger risk appetite, Bitcoin is your play." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4421299-why-coinbase-is-better-than-bitcoin 20210423: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (+$227.59) S&P500:(+$45.19) Nasdaq: (+$198.40) COIN @ $291.60 DJIA=34043.49 GOLD=1776.90 VIX=17.33 USD=0.90859 20210422: Bitcoin vs Gold: The Great Debate with Michael Saylor and Frank Giustra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coHC_9ApBdg&list=LL&index=6 20210419: Bitcoin: 5 Signs This Bull Market Has Legs https://seekingalpha.com/article/4419803-bitcoin-5-signs-this-bull-market-legs 20210416: Bitcoin will be outlawed if it becomes "successful." https://www.kitco.com/news/2021-04-16/Jim-Rogers-History-shows-that-Bitcoin-will-be-outlawed-if-it-becomes-successful.html 20210326: What If We're Measuring Inflation All Wrong? "As International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist Marshall Reinsdorf recently put it: "Spending patterns changed abruptly, and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) weight suddenly became obsolete." As a result, there may be a huge amount of inflation that simply isn’t being detected." https://www.usfunds.com/investor-library/investor-alert/what-if-were-measuring-inflation-all-wrong/ 20210322: Lynette Zang: Why You Must Get Out of the System; The Fed's Master Plan [**MUST VIEW**] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-sXbsQoh78&list=LL&index=9 20210304: Bitcoin Will Not Save the World and It’s Nothing Close to a Safe Haven Warns Puru Saxena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ_gtSeVQvA 20210223: Digital Transformation Comes To Energy, Autos, And Currency https://seekingalpha.com/article/4408199-digital-transformation-comes-to-energy-autos-and-currency-jon-markman-and-greg-king-join 20210220: The Future Of Money Is Gold https://seekingalpha.com/article/4407674-future-money-gold 20210219: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (+$0.98) S&P500:(-$7.26) Nasdaq: (+$9.11) BTC @ $56,139.03 DJIA=31494.32 GOLD=1784.60 VIX=22.05 USD=0.9034 20210217: BLOK: Look At Blockchain's Uses, Not Just Bitcoin's Value https://tinyurl.com/3zk9zb6k https://seekingalpha.com/article/4406678-blok-look-blockchains-uses-not-just-bitcoins-value Forget Bitcoin, DeFi Is The Next Game In Town "Crypto is unlocking the next level of enterprise and the pioneers are the Decentralised Finance (DeFi) companies that are erupting on the scene now." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4406862-forget-bitcoin-defi-is-next-game-in-town 20210216: THE VAST ENERGY COST OF MINING FOR BITCOIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5dHRozWJM4 20210209: Tesla Just Bought $1.5 Billion Worth of Bitcoin. Is Apple Next? https://www.usfunds.com/investor-library/frank-talk/tesla-just-bought-1-5-billion-worth-of-bitcoin/ 20210205: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (+$92.38) S&P500:(+$15.09) Nasdaq: (+$78.55) DJIA=31148.24 GOLD=1815.20 VIX=20.87 USD=0.91042 20210129: Why I Don't 'Invest' In Bitcoin https://seekingalpha.com/article/4401602-why-i-dont-invest-in-bitcoin 20210129: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (-$620.74) S&P500:(-$73.14) Nasdaq: (-$266.46) DJIA=29982.62 GOLD=1848.10 VIX=33.09 USD=0.90584 20210111: What Is A Dogecoin [even] Worth ? https://seekingalpha.com/article/4398172-what-is-dogecoin-worth 20210102: I Blockchain, Therefore I Am https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/i_blockchain_therefore_i_am.html 20201231: THU CLOSE: DJIA: (+$196.92) S&P500:(+$24.03) Nasdaq: (+$18.28) THUR: DJIA=30606.48 GOLD=1898.00 VIX=22.75 USD=0.89919 20201127: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (+$37.90) S&P500:(+$8.70) Nasdaq: (+$111.34) FRI: DJIA=29910.37 GOLD=1787.70 VIX=20.84 USD=0.9179 20201118: The Unfortunate Case Against Bitcoin https://seekingalpha.com/article/4390109-unfortunate-case-against-bitcoin 20201112: Bitcoin: Addressing Misconceptions https://seekingalpha.com/article/4388422-bitcoin-addressing-misconceptions 20201110: "Bitcoin May Be In A Bubble But Blockchain Is Here To Stay" says Seeking Alpha https://seekingalpha.com/article/4123178-bitcoin-may-bubble-blockchain-stay 20171229: Bitcoin Is Fool's Gold: Top 10 Income And Capital Appreciation Ideas For 2018 https://seekingalpha.com/article/4134485-bitcoin-fools-gold-top-10-income-capital-appreciation-ideas-2018 ============================================================================= ========[ OTHER ON-LINE FINANCIAL RESOURCES (frequently updated) ]========== UNDERSTAND WHAT "EBITDA" AND DOZENS OF OTHER INVESTMENT TERMS MEAN: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Acronyms.txt INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL [DIGITAL] "MONEY": https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/BITBlockCOINChain_fyi.txt WHERE I [DRM] GO TO BUY & SELL STOCKS & MUTUAL FUNDS AND WHY:: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Fidelity_Stock_fyi.txt PHYSICAL METALLIC GOLD vs PAPER US DOLLAR (Fiat Treasury Note) https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/DollahVsGold.txt LEARN ABOUT THE MOST PRECIOUS GOLD COIN IN THE USA: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Gold_Eagle_fyi.txt THE REASONS GOLD PRICES NEVER REALLY GO UP OR DOWN: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/gold.txt WHERE I GO TO BUY PHYSICAL GOLD: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Kitco_Gold_fyi.txt WHY AN OUNCE OF GOLD WEIGHS MORE THAN AN OUNCE OF LEAD: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Troy_vs_Avoir.txt FYI ON VIX; A GOOD SHORT-TERM INDICATOR OF STOCK MARKET PRICES: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/VIX_fyi.txt https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/VIX_fyi.jpg https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/VIX_fyi_20190117.pdf ELECTION FRAUD, CUTTING THE CABLE, AND NON-MAINSTREAM NEWS SOURCES https://www.dansher.com/MAGA/Q_Links_fyi.txt ============================================================================= EOF