Bitcoin Marketcap
$741B
Gold Marketcap
$11.01T
BTC Settlement Volume (24hr)
$8.73B
BTC Inflation Rate (next 1yr)
1.79%
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BITCOIN STATS
Bitcoin Marketcap
$741B
BTC Inflation Rate (next 1yr)
1.79%
% Supply Issued
89.40%
BTC Settlement Volume (24hr)
$8.73B
Real Exchange Volume (24hr)
$5.89B
Active Addresses
820,918
Mining Reward Value (24hr)
$36.1M
GBTC Premium
-6.63%
MSTR Premium
48.30%
BTC Down From ATH
38.99%
BTC Up From Cycle Low
34.82%
RATES & YIELDS
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RATIOS
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Gold:BTC (marketcap)
14.85x
-0.49
-3.2%
M2:BTC (marketcap)
27.51x
-0.93
-3.27%
BTC:Oil (price)
571.78x
+31.88
+5.91%
Gold:Oil (price)
26.23x
+0.67
+2.60%
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BTC ROI
Bitcoin & Traditional Assets ROI (vs USD)
BTC vs Traditional Assets ROI:
Bitcoin
Gold
S&P 500
1 year:
+251%
-11%
+33%
2 year:
+247%
+22%
+53%
3 year:
+466%
+48%
+55%
4 year:
+1,189%
+43%
+78%
5 year:
+6,756%
+35%
+102%
6 year:
+14,013%
+66%
+110%
7 year:
+6,631%
+38%
+129%
8 year:
+40,081%
+41%
+158%
9 year:
+361,997%
+12%
+214%
10 year:
+528,714%
+10%
+267%
Data Source: Messari.io, bitcoincharts.com
What is it: This shows bitcoin's ROI vs other potential inflation hedge assets.
Why it matters: As with the historical bitcoin price table, we see bitcoin's extreme outperformance vs other assets here as well. Bitcoin's relatively small size, plus fundamental properties, yield extreme outperformance when even relatively small funds-flows find their way to BTC.
BTC DAYS ABOVE PRICE
Bitcoin Price Closing History by Level
Days Bitcoin Closed Above:
Price
Days Above
% of Bitcoin's Life
$40,000
109
2.37%
$39,503
110
2.39%
$30,000
213
4.64%
$20,000
231
5.03%
$10,000
536
11.66%
Data Sources: Messari.io, bitcoincharts.com
What is it: This the number of days in which bitcoin "closed" (trading level at midnight UTC) above various price levels.
Why it matters: This can give a sense of where bitcoin is currently trading relative to past cycles.
SHARPE 5yr
DOUBLING TIME
THE BITCOIN LIBRARY
6 Jan 2019 | | Price when published: $4,008 (ROI since: +886%)
Bitcoin's Distribution was Fair
EXCERPT
As Bitcoin rises in popularity, and continues to challenge mainstream thought, there will be concerns around certain parameters of its existence. One of those is that the distribution of Bitcoin wasn’t "fair," particularly in the earlier stages of network development. I’ll dive into the timeline surrounding Bitcoin’s launch, and provide a thorough debunking of unfair early distribution claims.
TL;DR — Satoshi set out to design the fairest system possible.
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