BITCOIN OUTPERFORMS … EVERYTHING The proof is in the numbers. Bitcoin is currently 2019’s best performing asset, even after the recent pullback to $8.2K USD from the high just shy of $13K USD achieved in June. Goldman Sachs deems Bitcoin “the best performing asset class of the year-to-date …(where)… prices have more than doubled in 2019, far outpacing the 31 percent return for the U.S. tech stocks.” Key numbers from MarketWatch to date: Gold 17% S&P 500 21%...Continue Reading
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA (RBA) CUTS INTEREST RATES TO HISTORIC LOW The official interest rate has been cut yet again by the RBA to a new record low of 0.75%. The cut of 0.25% follows similar an earlier cut in July. RBA Governor Philip Lowe highlighted the following points in his post-meeting statement: The decision was made to ‘support employment and income growth and to provide greater confidence that inflation will be consistent with the medium-term target. The...Continue Reading
What Bitcoin Network Hash Rate Actually Measures Quick Answer. Bitcoin network hash rate is the total number of SHA-256 computations per second being submitted to the Bitcoin blockchain by all miners worldwide. It is measured in exahashes per second (EH/s), where one EH/s equals one quintillion hashes per second. In August 2026 the network sits near 1,000 EH/s, and briefly touched an all-time high of 1.44 ZH/s (1,440 EH/s) in September 2025. Every ASIC miner in the world...Continue Reading
What Dollar Cost Averaging Bitcoin Actually Means for Australians Quick Answer. Dollar cost averaging Bitcoin is the practice of investing a fixed AUD amount into BTC at a fixed interval, such as AUD 100 every week or AUD 500 every month, regardless of the current Bitcoin price. The strategy removes the need to time entries, smooths out the average buy price across market cycles, and has historically rewarded disciplined Australian investors who kept buying through both bull and...Continue Reading
Over the past 3 years Bitcoin miners have experienced a roller coaster of emotions when calculating profitability. The Bitcoin miners who performed the best were those who got in early during or before 2016 and were rightfully rewarded when the 2017 bull run came along. However those rewards did not come without major risks. The price of Bitcoin during 2016 was hardly high enough for miners to reap the benefits at the time. Post the Bitcoin bull run...Continue Reading
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