Gavin Knight

While the media prolifically covers issues of Bitcoin exchanges and price, there is little coverage of traders. Many in the community agree that monitoring a 24/7 market is not just a job, it’s a lifestyle--one that can produce great reward, risk and failure, and is also be mentally exhausting.

With 25.3 million new transactions and 35.2 million new public keys, 2014 was an active year for Bitcoin. Recent data reveals surprising statistics about Bitcoin's growth, user behavior and dispels a few common myths along the way.