Price prediction is a tricky game, but there is some fundamental analysis that may tell us more about the broad trends. Tuur Demeester looks at retail interest, institutional hesitancy, and Metcalf’s law for a current perspective in: “Bitcoin: We Don’t Expect New Highs in 2018.” Don’t forget to applaud+follow+check out the charts and data with…

Mises’ and Menger’s theories of money provide deep insight, but invariably never attempted to rank the functions of money during its period of establishment. To fill the gap, Fernando Ulrich explains why he believes a Store of Value must arise before a money becomes a Medium of Exchange.Don’t forget to clap for the article on…

Is ASIC resistance really the panacea that some claim it is?  Will it solve the never ending challenges of a decentralized network?  Or is it just a buzzword used to sell Bitcoin alternatives?  Find out in @StopAndDecrypt’s thorough piece on ASIC resistance. Check out the medium page for the links and graphics, plus drop some…

In closing out the week we have one last piece on the economics behind Bitcoin and the natural market economy.  We read the classic piece “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read posted on Fee.org. Check out the post itself to read the Foreward & Afterward, plus don’t miss the excellent collection of work at Fee.org: https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/…