Bitcoin Marketcap
$521B
Gold Marketcap
$12.03T
BTC Settlement Volume (24hr)
$12.90B
BTC Inflation Rate (next 1yr)
1.74%
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BITCOIN STATS
Bitcoin Marketcap
$521B
BTC Inflation Rate (next 1yr)
1.74%
% Supply Issued
90.03%
BTC Settlement Volume (24hr)
$12.90B
Real Exchange Volume (24hr)
$5.41B
Active Addresses
1.02M
Mining Reward Value (24hr)
$25.2M
GBTC Premium
-2.25%
MSTR Premium
-4.85%
BTC Down From ATH
59.91%
BTC Up From Cycle Low
101.16%
RATES & YIELDS
24hr change
RATIOS
24hr change
Gold:BTC (marketcap)
23.08x
+0.41
+1.80%
M2:BTC (marketcap)
40.81x
+0.98
+2.47%
BTC:Oil (price)
398.13x
-6.55
-1.62%
Gold:Oil (price)
28.58x
+0.04
+0.15%
US GOVERNMENT STATS
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BTC ROI
Bitcoin & Traditional Assets ROI (vs USD)
BTC vs Traditional Assets ROI:
Bitcoin
Gold
S&P 500
1 year:
-38%
+1%
-12%
2 year:
-47%
+14%
+0.53%
3 year:
+308%
+20%
+55%
4 year:
+604%
+51%
+41%
5 year:
+246%
+47%
+50%
6 year:
+2,656%
+58%
+70%
7 year:
+6,518%
+62%
+95%
8 year:
+10,915%
+65%
+91%
9 year:
+5,516%
+53%
+114%
10 year:
+32,828%
+23%
+154%
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
327
6.30%
$30,000
497
9.57%
$27,561
525
10.11%
$20,000
696
13.40%
$10,000
1112
21.41%
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
11 Aug 2020 | | Price when published: $11,646 (ROI since: +137%)
Tales from the Crypt: Lyn Alden
Lyn provides an overview of the broad macro backdrop as it pertains to currencies, markets, and money, and how bitcoin fits in. She discusses why bitcoin makes sense now, how it's been de-risked as an investment for a variety of reasons, and catalysts for continued bitcoin appreciation in the macro environment we are now in.
Topics include:
- Bitcoin's network effect
- QE, inequality, and the Triffen dilemma
- Reserve currencies
- Inflation
- Why bitcoin makes sense as an investment, and what the future might look like
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