Happy Birthday, Bitcoin! Industry players share a few words

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To celebrate the 13th anniversary of the bitcoin network, Cointelegraph collected birthday messages from industry players to mark the occasion. Bitcoin (BTC) has officially reached its teens after the hash rate hit an all-time high and industry experts watch its future.

Beimnet Abebe, VP of Principal Trading at Galaxy Digital:

“Bitcoin was released 13 years ago. Although its creation garnered little fanfare, the attention and attention of only a few esoteric coders, its release would prove monumental, making anyone, anywhere in the world the first time digitally access scarce money and open the door to the protocols that will power the next iteration of the web.”

Hassan Bassiri, VP of Portfolio Management at ARCA Funds:

“BTC is the gateway drug that opened everyone’s eyes to how buggy digital sets can really be. As the BTC ecosystem grows and it becomes a more productive asset in terms of lending/lending and yields, we will be seeing more entrants.” , research and opportunities can be expected in other currencies and blockchains.”

Laura Vidiela, former VP of Operations and Institutional Sales at Paradigm at FTX US Derivatives:

“The BTC ecosystem will continue to see growth in products and capital in 2022. With increasing offerings in derivatives and structured products, traditional entities are investing more capital by investing in the yield-generating strategies they are familiar with.”

Ian Kane, CEO and Co-Founder of Unbanked.com:

“Its creation transcended time zones, borders and governments – and financially empowered millions of people around the world. It is a testament to human ingenuity and that anywhere in the world a person (or group of people) has a greater influence than himself. The next 13 years are going to be even more impressive than the last as everyone moves towards the bitcoin standard.”

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Mark Yaklofsky, head of communications and public relations at Genesis Capital:

“There is an old Japanese saying, ‘Beginning is easy, continuing is hard.’ The journey to change the world has just begun. Keep it up, Bitcoin!”

Rich Rosenblum, Founder of GSR Markets:

“It is fitting that Bitcoin is celebrating its bar mitzvah today. 2022 ETF, and will be its first full year with wide spread participation and adoption. Majel Tov!”

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Meanwhile, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and bitcoin proponent predicted BTC to hit $100,000 this year.

BTC was trading below $47,000 in the new year and was at $46,100 at the time of publication. Whether you are bullish or bearish, assets have come a long way in terms of adoption and security.