{"id":2410,"date":"2017-05-26T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T00:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2017-05-26T00:03:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T00:03:01","slug":"bet-on-bitcoin-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/bet-on-bitcoin-2010.html","title":{"rendered":"Would you ever trust people who said &#8220;Bet on Bitcoin&#8221; in 2010?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2412 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/intro.jpg\" alt=\"bet on bitcoin\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you had <strong>bet on bitcoin<\/strong> in 2010, now you would be a\u00a0millionaire.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, according to a recent video shared by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cnbc\/videos\/10155541286859369\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNBC<\/a>, if you purchased $100 in bitcoin back in 2010 now y0u would have something like $75 mln.<\/p>\n<p>During a relatively short period of 7 years, bitcoin price rose from $0.003 to its all-time high of $2392, so return of 796,000%.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The greatest part of mainstream media experts argues that bitcoin price is speculative because investors purchase bitcoin\u00a0only because they expect a massive return in the next future.However, as Cointelegraph previously reported, prominent investors including GoldSilver.com founder Mike Maloney are encouraging investors to hold Bitcoin as a mandatory asset to hedge against inevitable global economic uncertainty and financial instability, not just as a large return investment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, as Cointelegraph previously reported, major investors suggest people hold bitcoin as a mandatory asset to hedge against inevitable global economic uncertainty and financial instability, so not just because of a large return investment.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin is digital cash<\/h2>\n<p>In Japan bitcoin finally became a legal method of payment with more and more retailers and airlines that are starting to accept the digital currencies for payments.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it is for this reason that Japan is becoming the first country to invest in bitcoin, increasing the demand for the digital currency and driving its price.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, bitcoin is seen as a\u00a0<em>\u201crisky investment\u201d<\/em> because of its non-traditional nature by a few important magazines and media including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/on-small-business\/wp\/2017\/05\/23\/100-of-bitcoin-in-2010-is-worth-75-million-today\/?utm_term=.4322e4d38970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Bet on bitcoin as a \u201cSafe haven\u201d<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As revealed by a recent study published by Cointelegraph, a $10,000 investment in bitcoin back in 2010 is now worth $200 mln, while the same investment in gold led to a negative return of $9,900.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That said, I suggest to dedicate much effort to building a time machine, so we would be able to buy bitcoin at $0.003.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you had bet on bitcoin in 2010, now you would be a\u00a0millionaire. 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