The State of Bitcoin 2020
This extensive report dives into all aspects of the bitcoin ecosystem, building the case for bitcoin through a combination of fundamentals, macro, and data-driven analysis. This piece includes dozens of charts and tables that contextualize bitcoin for the reader across everything from macro and central bank liquidity, to on-chain fundamentals and large-trader positioning.
Major topics covered include:
- Why Bitcoin? Why Now?
- Adoption & Distribution
- Exchange Flows
- UTXO Analysis
- Upcoming Upgrades
- Lightning Network
- Mining Analysis
- Contributor Pieces
EXCERPT
In our view, Bitcoin's value is backed by the demand for a non-sovereign, censorship resistant, digitally native asset with a perdetermined, hard-capped supply. Therefore, its current value is backed by the demand for an apolitical speculative asset that may or may not turn out to be one of the world's most valuable safe havens. Bitcoin, at its most primitive level, represents the ultimate check on monetary and fiscal authorities by providing a non-sovereign, censorship resistant alternative to today's monetary system.

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