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A lot of people who try to shill their shitcoin like to pretend that #bitcoin is slow and expensive, but fail to speak about the trade offs they've made to be faster or cheaper on the base chain, they sacrificed security -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/why-bitcoin-needs-layer-2-solutions/ Bitcoin refuses to compromise on security and instead scales in layers, in our latest post we go through how bitcoin scales, what layers it has and how to use these new layers
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The bitcoin price has lost 50% of its value since hitting its all-time high, nothing new for bitcoin as its done this several times in the past and will do it several times in the future. So have you wondered why the price tends to drop so drastically? -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/why-has-bitcoins-price-dropped/ In our latest post, we take a look at the factors that can suppress the price of bitcoin
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In South Africa racial tensions have always been high, lines were drawn many years ago and people still believe in these lines, and wealth and opportunities still flow on these lines due to nepotism and they way money is injected into the economy -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/a-coloureds-case-for-bitcoin/ I think its time groups of people band together and build wealth and treasury to do things for themselves and stop relying on government or rather living in…
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If you're looking to try and turn your bitcoin stack into a larger stack and you're not afraid of risk or you want to hedge against the market by going short or long you can do so using the lightning network -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/trade-derivatives-contracts-lightning-network/ We now have derivate contracts you can set positions and trade and settle instantly and in our latest post we take you through the platforms you have available and how they work.
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Have you made the step to using a software wallet where you own the keys? There are several software wallets available today which you can use and one popular wallet app is trust wallet -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/set-up-btc-wallet-using-trust-wallet/ We've reviewed trust wallet for #bitcoiner use and we break down its strengths and weaknesses so you can decide if you want to use this wallet or give it a miss
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the concept of #NFT's has become really popular in the last year with most of it happening on chains like Ethereum and Solana, now art NFT's are a bit of a joke, but there are real uses for NFTs and they are coming to bitcoin -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/can-you-have-nfts-on-bitcoin/ If you ever wondered why bitcoin NFT's are not yet a thing and what's happening in the space, our latest article will give you the full brekdown
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#Bitcoin is the only money you can take self custody of and know that you are the only one that can access the funds, since it is sufficiently decentralised, a notion that has not been priced in because the feature is not tested on a grand scale -- >> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/executive-order-6102-affect-btc/ Governments can easily seize funds on exchanges and funds sitting on centralised cryptocurrencies that run on cloud servers. If governments were ever to…
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Regulation in Europe are trying to push exchanges and wallets to dox their clients and give away their self custody wallet details, with a new protocal called AOPP -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/what-are-bitcoin-aopp-wallets/ If you want to have private money and not create a centralised honey pot that could be attacked and expose your wallet balance, then you should be against AOPP and not use services with it built in Learn how to protect yourself in our latest…
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If you like playing racing games on your mobile phone and would like to earn some bitcoin while you race around the track then Turbo 84 is a great game to keep you busy -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoin-gaming-turbo-84/ In our latest post we review the game, how you can earn and how to withdraw the funds you earn in the game
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If you're looking for a multi-asset hot wallet that is simple and easy to use or a wallt where you can buy bitcoin direclty inside the wallet then atomic wallet is a great option. It may not be the most secure but it's pretty easy to get started -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/how-to-set-up-a-bitcoin-wallet-with-atomic-wallet/ Atomic wallet also provides desktop and mobile support if you're keen on managing your wallet from multiple devices. Find out more about…
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Did you know you can now purchase bitcoin at various retail stores in South Africa? It's really simple and all you need is some cash and a lightning wallet, you do not need to use an exchange and you do not need to hand over any identity information -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/buy-btc-south-african-retail-stores/ We've put together a detailed guide on how you can purchase bitcoin at a store to make it easier for you to get started
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Swing through the trees and stack sats with SarutTobi, the mobile game that rewards you in bitcoin -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoin-gaming-sarutobi/ Find out more about the game, how to play it and how you can turn your gaming time into bitcoin
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If you're looking to manage multiple assets like stable coins with your bitcoin then having a hot wallet that has connections with other chains may be important to you. -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/setup-btc-wallet-jaxx-wallet/ Jaxx wallet is a popular wallet that also provides support for some ETH based assets as well as having some pretty handy features for a hot wallet. Check out our recent review of the wallet and see if this one is right for you
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the idea of art NFT's has created a frenzy of investment in things that simply have no real value and it's all about swapping it for funds through the greater fool theory or as a money-laundering operation -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/art-nfts-no-value/ NFT"s are not a completely useless tool, but the way it is being marketed now is completely out of sorts. In our latest post we review NFTs what its limitations are and why art NFTs have no real value
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Are you a fan of the game candy crush? Well there's now a version that uses bitcoin called lightning crush, you can play your favourite game and now collect bitcoin while you do it -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoin-gaming-lightning-crush/ Check out our latest review of the game, how it works and how you can start earning bitcoin #bitcoin #candycrush #gaming #Bitcoingames
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With all the money printing we see today, people have become desperate to hold on to purchasing power and are willing to invest in anything to get some return. We've seen the rise of the Everything Bubble, prices of everything rise but they are still the same thing they were yesterday, last week, month, decade and beyond -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/welcome-to-shaft-flation/ While it used to be relegated to assets only, its now moving into consumer purchases.…
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If you ever wondered why the price of bitcoin in your local fiat currency keeps moving up and down each day and looking for a detailed explanation we've got you covered -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoin-relative-value/ In our latest post we break down all the elements that can affect the bitcoin price and and supply and how these various forces work to influence the price you see on the screen #bitcoin #trading #btcvalue #btcprice #btctrading
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Do you like playing word games? Then check out this game word breeze, it will feed your addiction for language tests and reward you in bitcoin -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoin-gaming-word-breeze/ Find out how the game works and how you can earn bitcoin playing games in our latest review. #games #gaming #mobilegames #wordgames #bitcoin
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If you're looking to find a reliable source of #bitcoin news and want to earn #satoshis for reading and engaging with content like making comments or sharing cool bitcoin-related articles or videos, then check out stacker news -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoin-apps-stacker-news/ Stacker news is a forum style website where people can share news and get tips in bitcoin, check out our latest review on it and try it out for yourself
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As a bitcoiner you side on caution and making sure you take the correct steps to get to your destination, but shitcoiners are all about trying to get somewhere as fast and as risky as possible -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoiners-sober-shitcoiners-drunk/ and it's going to see a lot of people hit the pole, check out our latest post on how shitcoining is a dangerous decision ------------------------------------------------------------ #bitcoin #shitcoin…
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If you're living in the UK and you're thinking of lending out your bitcoin or borrowing against it to get a loan, then there are a few things you need to know before you get started -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/uk-tax-changes-affect-bitcoin-lending/ There are new tax laws coming into play that may affect your decisions. Find out all about it in our latest post as we review your options #bitcoin #tax #lending #uk
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If you have certain investments and you’re keeping track of it using a portfolio management app I would encourage you to think again — >> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/doxing-portfolio-managers/ Do you even know where the data on those servers are going and who had access to it? You are handing over free information on how much money you have making yourself a target for hackers or worse governments Make sure you protect your financial privacy by checking out our…
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#Bitcoin is slowly starting to attract the smartest people around the world to work on it, and to own it, as their wealth and talent gets pored into bitcoin it starves out the fiat economy -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/btc-great-brain-drain/ In our latest post we look at the effects of bitcoin's brain drain and how the best and brightest are moving towards bitcoin
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If you want to use #Bitcoin on the lightning network and tap into this second layer features, then one of my favourite wallets has to be Muun wallet -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/how-to-use-muun-lightning-wallet/ Check out our latest review on this bitcoin wallet, how it works, how to set it up and what the pros and cons are of this wallet
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Did you know when you broadcast a transaction to the #Bitcoin network, it doesn't go directly to the blockchain, but sits in something known as a mempool -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/btc-culture/glossary/mempool/ While in the mempool it's checked by nodes to see if transactions meet requirements and then miners will pick them up and add them to the next block. Find out more about how the mempool works
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There is so much gambling going on with #NFTs in the crypto space of which I think many of it will go to zero once people realise that this is nothing but a marketing gimmick -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/btc-finance/nft/ But I don't think NFTs will go away the way ICOs did, I think people will still use it just in different and more reasonable ways, which is the way some of these NFT projects on bitcoin are applying the technology. Did you know you get NFTs on bitcoin?
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I am amazed at how money people will not consider thinking beyond the price of bitcoin, to most people it's just a trade and they can't see how it can be anything else. --> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/cost-price-stability/ But we could be moving towards a deflationary embracing world where economic gains are reflected in the price of goods or services. #bitcoin #economics #price #consumerbehaviour
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If you're using the bitcoin network with a wallet and you're not running your own node, you're exposing a lot of data about your transactions. if you want to take your privacy seriously running a node is really important -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/why-use-btc-wallet-with-node/ In our latest post, we review how to build a node and get it set up, how to connect it to a wallet and why it's an important part of being a bitcoiner #Bitcoin #node