Never has so much been written about a market with so little being understood. Ever since Bitcoin as a concept has entered our consciousness as the next big thing, it has grown in stature, but I, for one, never quite got it. I understood the followers - many from the gold bug world who fear that fiat currencies will inevitably fail. But just as with gold bugs, I never understood how cryptocurrencies would provide any greater solution to hyperinflation - or a zombie apocalypse for that matter - than gold. I still don't, but after reading this month's cover story by FINalternative's Managing Editor Steven Lord, I do understand a little more about the development of Bitcoin and all of its related markets and moving components.
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