JAKARTA – To celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Bitcoin network, several big and influential players from the cryptocurrency industry from around the world offered their congratulations and interesting statements.

Cointelegraph collects birthday messages from industry players to mark the occasion. Following an all-time high hash rate, Bitcoin (BTC) has officially reached its teens, and industry experts are weighing its future that will continue to improve.

Beimnet Abebe, principal vice president of commerce at Galaxy Digital:

“13 years ago, Bitcoin was released. Although its creation received little fanfare, attracting the attention and attention of only a few esoteric coders, its release would prove monumental, allowing anyone, anywhere in the world to access digitally scarce money for the first time and opening the door to the protocols to be used. to support the next iteration of the web.”

Hassan Bassiri, vice president of portfolio management at Arca Funds:

“BTC is a gateway drug that opens everyone's eyes to how big a digital asset really is. As the BTC ecosystem grows and becomes a more productive asset in terms of lending/borrowing and earning, we can expect more entrants, research, and opportunities with other currencies and blockchains.”

Laura Vidiella, business development strategist and former vice president of institutional sales at Paradigm:

“The BTC ecosystem will continue to see increased growth in both products and capital in 2022. With offerings increasing in derivative and structured products, traditional entities are mobilizing more capital by investing in the payoff strategies they are familiar with.”

Ian Kane, co-founder and CEO of Unbanked:

“His creation transcends time zones, borders, and governments — and financially empowers millions of people around the world. This is a testament to human ingenuity and that one person (or group of people) anywhere in the world can create something with an impact greater than themselves. The next 13 years will be more influential than the last as everyone moves towards the Bitcoin standard.”

Marc Yaklofsky, head of communications and public relations at Genesis Global Trading:

“There is an old Japanese saying that goes, 'Starting is easy, continuing is hard.' The journey to change the world has just begun. Carry on, Bitcoins!”

Rich Rosenblum, founder of GSR Markets:

“It is only fitting that Bitcoin celebrates its bar mitzvah today. 2022 will be its first full year with an ETF, and its participation and adoption is widespread. Mazel Tov!”

Meanwhile, Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador and a Bitcoin proponent, speculates that BTC will hit $100.000 this year.

The value of BTC at the beginning of 2022 was under 47.000 and 46.100 US dollars. But more and more people believe that the price of Bitcoin as the main cryptocurrency will continue to improve and even reach the highest number of 100.000 US dollars, just wait!


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