by Ekrem Duman | Jun 21, 2026 | Bitcoin, Crypto Finance
⚡ TL;DRWhether Bitcoin is a ‘good’ investment depends on your time horizon, risk tolerance, and goals. It has delivered extraordinary long-term returns alongside brutal drawdowns. It pays no dividend and produces no cash flow, so its value rests on...
by Ekrem Duman | Jun 21, 2026 | Bitcoin, Crypto Finance
⚡ TL;DRA growing number of companies hold Bitcoin on their balance sheet as a reserve asset or inflation hedge. Doing it responsibly requires a board-approved policy, a qualified custodian, clear accounting treatment, and transparent disclosure. The upside is...
by Ekrem Duman | Jun 21, 2026 | Bitcoin, Crypto Finance
⚡ TL;DRBitcoin is the original cryptocurrency, prized as a scarce store of value. ‘Altcoins’ is the umbrella term for every other coin — from Ethereum to thousands of smaller tokens — usually built to add features Bitcoin doesn’t have. Bitcoin offers...
by Ekrem Duman | Jun 21, 2026 | Bitcoin, Crypto Finance
⚡ TL;DRThe Bitcoin halving is a scheduled event, roughly every four years, that cuts the reward miners receive for adding a new block in half. It slows the creation of new bitcoin, tightening supply on a predictable schedule. The most recent halving in 2024 dropped...
by Ekrem Duman | Jun 21, 2026 | Bitcoin, Crypto Finance
⚡ TL;DRBitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that lets people send value over the internet without a bank. It runs on a public ledger called a blockchain, secured by a global network of computers. Its supply is capped at 21 million coins, which is why many treat...
by Ekrem Duman | Jun 18, 2026 | Crypto Finance, Crypto Tax
For the better part of a decade, reporting crypto gains and losses to tax authorities was largely an honor system. Exchanges issued patchy 1099-K or 1099-MISC forms, if anything at all, and the burden of reconstructing cost basis across dozens of wallets fell entirely...
