Bear Market PTSD Is Keeping You Out of Bitcoin’s Next Run

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.

A period in which market prices fall substantially, commonly defined as a drop of 20 percent or more from a recent high.

Bear markets often signal economic worries and reduce the value of investments.

The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009, with a fixed maximum supply and no central issuer.

Its price swings and adoption by funds and companies make it a bellwether for the whole crypto market.

A shared digital ledger in which records are grouped into blocks and linked so that past entries are very hard to change.

It underpins cryptocurrencies and is tested for payments, supply tracking and record keeping.