11 December 2021
04 December 2021
13 November 2021
06 November 2021
Bitcoin in the News : 2021-10 Price
This month's price chart hit a glitch on 21 July. The usual 'Index' view showed a spike from 9000 to 16000 USD, followed by a quick return to 9000. The spike flattened the curve across the entire month, as shown in the top portion of the following image. The bottom portion is similar to the usual monthly chart, this time using a 'Coinbase' view.
It happened again this past month, with the price spiking from 54000 to 315000 USD around 8 October, then dropping. Last year I couldn't detect the source of the problem, but this time it showed up when the chart was isolated to 'Kraken'.
Another curiosity: if I extend the month to 'Nov 2, 2021', the spike disappears (and the granularity becomes coarser). If I shorten the month to 'Oct 31, 2021' the problem remains (with the granularity unchanged).
[TBD]
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Another problem appeared this month, when the 'Bitcoin Price Widget' disappeared, sometimes being replaced by a Google ad. I'll see if I can fix it or find another price widget.
09 October 2021
02 October 2021
11 September 2021
04 September 2021
14 August 2021
07 August 2021
10 July 2021
03 July 2021
12 June 2021
05 June 2021
Bitcoin in the News : 2021-05 Price
The last time we saw a collapse like this was more than three years ago. That didn't end well. The downtrend continued the entire year.
Bitcoin in the News : 2018-01 Price
(February 2018)
[TBD]
15 May 2021
Working on Resourcefulness
I'd like to get rid of that twirly effect when a new page is opened. It's really annoying. I've looked at the blog template several times and haven't been able to determine the cause. Maybe I should simply change the template.
I tried many of the alternative templates and most -- Not all! Why not? -- also produced the 'twirly effect'. While I was working on that, I tried a number of other browsers and noticed that they didn't twirl. Is it a Firefox issue? If so, it might be related to responsive design; maybe it's trying to find the current orientation of the screen. While I didn't solve the problem, I did manage to understand it better.
Since that doesn't make much of a post, I also reviewed the widgets on the right sidebar. First I added a link for the recent Coinbase listing on NASDAQ. A good explanation is in Coinbase IPO: Here’s What You Need To Know (forbes.com; April 2021). Then I cleaned up some of the other widgets. The 'Blog List' widget isn't working very well, but I'm not sure why. If I ever come back to it, a useful reference might be Top 100 Bitcoin RSS Feeds (feedspot.com).
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This image from one of my chess blogs is worth mentioning here. Follow the link for details about the source of the photo (Ivan Radic on Flickr).
Four Faces of Crypto Currency
(Chess for All Ages; May 2021)
08 May 2021
01 May 2021
10 April 2021
03 April 2021
13 March 2021
06 March 2021
13 February 2021
06 February 2021
16 January 2021
Bitcoin in the News : 2020 Full Year
It's clear from this summary that the big run up in price started in October. That month began at around 10.500 USD, and the run continued until end-December, finishing the month at close to 30.000 USD. The price is currently showing 35.000 USD after peaking at 40.000 USD a week ago. A rise of 300% in little more than three months looks like a bubble.
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Where to go with this blog? The last real post was The Halving (May 2020). Since then I've been marking time with '[TBD]' posts.
If and when I ever come back to regular blogging, I'd like to get rid of that twirly effect when a new page is opened. It's really annoying. I've looked at the blog template several times and haven't been able to determine the cause. Maybe I should simply change the template.
