Insights, guides, and analysis for long-term Bitcoin holders.
Most Bitcoin wallet guides focus on mobile apps. But for serious cold storage and privacy, desktop wallets are in a different league. Here are the best Bitcoin desktop wallets in 2026 — Sparrow, Electrum, Bitcoin Core, Specter, and more — and who each one is for.
Moving Bitcoin from an exchange to cold storage is the most important step in Bitcoin security. This step-by-step guide covers choosing a hardware wallet, setting up your seed phrase backup, withdrawing from an exchange, and verifying your cold storage works.
You can't buy Bitcoin in most 401k plans — but you can roll your 401k into a Bitcoin IRA tax-free. This step-by-step guide covers direct vs. indirect rollovers, which IRA providers accept Bitcoin, the Roth conversion math, and the mistakes that trigger unexpected taxes.
The LTV ratio determines when your Bitcoin gets liquidated in a Bitcoin-backed loan. This guide explains how LTV works, what margin call and liquidation thresholds look like at major lenders, and how to borrow at a ratio that survives Bitcoin corrections.
FASB's new ASC 350-60 rule, effective 2025, requires companies to mark Bitcoin to fair value each quarter — recognizing both gains and losses in net income. This changes corporate Bitcoin treasury strategy, earnings reporting, and balance sheet presentation for every company holding BTC.
Hal Finney received the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. A cypherpunk pioneer, RPOW inventor, and ALS patient who kept coding until he couldn't, Finney shaped Bitcoin's early history and remains one of its most important figures.
A Bitcoin letter of instruction tells your heirs how to access your Bitcoin — without including the seed phrase itself. This 2026 guide covers exactly what to write, what to omit, where to store it, and includes a template you can use today.
Over 20 US states have introduced Bitcoin reserve bills in 2026. New Hampshire has passed one. Arizona cleared its legislature. Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and others have active bills. Here's the current status of every major state Bitcoin reserve effort.
The cheapest US spot Bitcoin ETF charges 0.15% annually. The most expensive charges 1.50%. On $100,000 over 10 years, that gap costs $13,500. This guide compares every major Bitcoin ETF by expense ratio and shows exactly what each fund costs over time.
Running a Bitcoin Lightning routing node earns sats by forwarding payments — but most nodes earn less than $1/month. This guide covers realistic earnings, hardware requirements, channel strategy, and when running a routing node actually makes sense.
Hardware wallets store private keys on dedicated offline devices. Software wallets store keys in apps. This guide explains when each makes sense, which specific products to use in 2026, and how serious bitcoiners use both — hardware for savings, software for spending.
Bitcoin multisig requires multiple private keys to authorize transactions — eliminating single points of failure. This guide explains 2-of-3 and 3-of-5 setups, PSBT signing workflows, the best hardware wallets for multisig, and whether to DIY or use Unchained or Casa.