Bitcoin is an opportunity to regain one's financial freedom!

This article will be the last translated article of 2016!

This article is written for Jim Harper, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute who has served as a lawyer for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, and who served as Global Policy Counsel for the Bitcoin Foundation in 2014.

He hasthis article (in English) stated,

“2016 was not a year for Bitcoin, and its importance, usage, and continued price growth are signs of a shrinking belief. This year suggests that the lack of social capital at the front and center may mean that Bitcoin and cryptographic vulnerabilities will take decades, not years, to reach their true potential.”

as part of a controversial yet positive response to such opinions.

Now, let’s read a bit.

Why is Jim Harper off the mark about Bitcoin?

Innovative technologies and ideas take time to gain traction. Especially something as globally distributed and digitally focused as a new world-scale currency. By January 2017, eight years had passed since the first Bitcoin was mined. In the financial system, eight years is not a long time.

Eight years on the ascent

Looking back over these eight years, it is important to recognize that Bitcoin has faced an uphill climb since its first day as it evolved into today’s most disruptive fintech.

Perhaps,an opinion article by Jim Harper published on Coindeskmade some people a bit uneasy about how Bitcoin has developed up to today. Earlier this year, Bitcoin.com produced and edited a video titledTop Ten Moments in Bitcoin(Top Ten Bitcoin Moments)