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The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin™
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The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin™

by Michael Miller
October 2014
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
240 pages
5h 33m
English
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12. Speculating in Bitcoin

How to Speculate in Bitcoin

For many people, Bitcoin isn’t a spendable currency as much as it’s an investment—a speculative investment. That is, these folks buy Bitcoin at one price in the hope that the price will go up over time. A lot. So that they end up getting a very large return on their investment.

How do you invest or speculate in Bitcoin? It’s as simple as buying some Bitcoin, holding onto it for a while, and then selling it off. The buying and selling typically take place at a Bitcoin exchange, and in the interim you hold the ...

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