By quark.top on Skatehive
A long time ago, in a land far, far away, this crypto kiddie first read about a magical new asset class referred to as cryptocurrencies. Source: Creator stevepb on Pixabay In this fairy tale, utopian land, Bitcoin was King.  The story arising out of the historic global financial crisis of 2008 about the noble Satoshi Nakamoto's vision for creating it was compelling. Virtual gold?  Wow!!  What was not to like? How is that working out? Safe Haven Pun intended!  Like most pitches enticing us to consider most anything, to succeed the pitch must tie in to some idea or concept already at work on us. A growing lack of confidence in the global financial system was the perfect environment for the creation of such a brilliantly conceived idea as Bitcoin.  Blockchain technology combined with algorithms which would mimic the increasing scarcity of gold, in the real world? How can we get some? The mystical appeal of gold is ancient.  While passionate arguments can be m