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Bitcoin et al, translated Bitcoin And Others, is all about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. On this blog, I compile what I have read – such as history, news and other development – about bitcoin and similar cryptocurrency.

When I first heard about bitcoin in its early years, I completely ignored it for the reason that I was not into online games. The invitation I received then was to use bitcoin in online games. That time, the value of bitcoin was less than a US dollar.

In December 2017, the value of 1 bitcoin bull run at 17,000USD to 1BTC. Had I bought 100BTC then which I might have purchased for less than 100USD, my bitcoin by the end of 2017 would have been 1,700,000USD. Realizing the opportunity that I had lost, only then that I have become interested in Bitcoin.

The Bitcoin technology – yes it is a technology – is not easy to understand. It requires a lot of reading and serious research. Wanting to put everything I have read on paper, I decided to blog it instead.

So, join me as I continue to research and blog about Bitcoin, hope that you too gain understanding about this promising technology.

Et al is Latin which means and others.

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