Bitcoin has only been around since 2009 but the currency has a unique collection of properties. Advocates say these factors make bitcoin worth investing in, and while BTC is subject to high volatility in the short term, the long-term pattern over the span of ten years has been one of exponential growth.Some of the factors that may make investing in bitcoin attractive include:- Scarcity. As ‘digital gold’, bitcoin is the hardest money ever created. Its current inflation rate is less than 2% – the target for most central banks – and is falling all the time.
- Bitcoin is a truly global asset that can be bought, sent and used anywhere in the world.
- It is censorship-resistant: no bank or government can reverse or block transactions, or confiscate it unilaterally.
- Bitcoin is still in its relative infancy and has the potential for significant adoption and further growth
- It is an independent asset, not intrinsically linked to the economy of any specific country or region
- Bitcoin is the gateway to the crypto world, and many other digital assets trade against it