Everything We Know About Bitcoin’s PlanB
Bitcoin and financial trader, PlanB, has taken over the crypto community because of the Stock-to-Flow model.
PlanB has amassed an impressive following on Twitter.
He’s gone beyond just crypto Twitter though and is now one of the key voices in the bitcoin community. He is well known for popularizing the bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model.
But, who exactly is PlanB?
Here’s what we know.
PlanB is a Dutch, institutional investor.
PlanB is Dutch. As of Spring 2020, he’s in his mid-40s. PlanB currently works full-time as an institutional investor.
No surprise here.
PlanB is an institutional investor by day. He also has an educational background in economics and law.
On the Pomp Podcast, PlanB mentioned that he studied quantitative finance as well as bank and financial markets law.
He dives deeper into his specific professional experiences throughout major time periods such as the 2008–2009 financial crisis and we’d recommend listening to the entire interview.
PlanB started in #CryptoTwitter like the rest of us.
Twitter is one of the go-to places for cryptocurrency information.
PlanB has quickly grown a massive following on Twitter with upwards of 100,000 followers. Before he started posting on Twitter, PlanB looked to the social media platform for bitcoin news and updates.
PlanB start reading Twitter for news and updates on bitcoin like the rest of #CryptoTwitter. Now, he has a massive social media following.
Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency world have made its way into mainstream media outlets recently, but in the early days, it was all about Twitter and other online forums.
PlanB is no different than the rest of us when it comes to tracking what’s happening in crypto. After reading crypto Twitter for a while, he started posting.
PlanB got into Bitcoin around 2013.
What’s key here is that PlanB started reading and learning about Bitcoin before he ever became financially involved.
In 2013, he found his way to the Bitcoin White Paper and was blown away by Satoshi’s work. He’s read the white paper countless times.
Despite learning about Bitcoin in 2013, PlanB didn’t make a private investment into Bitcoin until 2015.
PlanB remains anonymous for operational security.
In crypto, it never hurts to leave a little to the imagination.
PlanB currently works full-time as an institutional investor and, because of this, he chooses to remain anonymous in the cryptocurrency world.
PlanB does not want his bitcoin and Twitter hobby to negatively impact his current employer.
PlanB does, however, think that he can be a bridge between the traditional investment and financial world and bitcoin. And, he is in a good position to do just that. PlanB has the background and knowledge of both traditional finance and crypto.
PlanB continues to track the Bitcoin S2F model.
Rest assured, PlanB will continue to update his followers with how bitcoin is performing in relation to the Stock-to-Flow model. Again, if you’re unfamiliar with S2F, check out his article on Medium here.
In short, a stock-to-flow model evaluates the stock of a commodity against the flow of new production.
Bitcoin is a scarce digital commodity and many have started looking at the cryptocurrency in the context of S2F.
What’s next for PlanB?
Whatever is next for PlanB depends on what’s happening with bitcoin. Follow him online and see how bitcoin performs in relation to S2F.
You can find out more about what he’s up to on his website and find links to all of the places he posts about bitcoin there.
Otherwise, stay tuned and stay plugged into crypto Twitter and the rest of the crypto world for news and updates.
Some people see bitcoin reaching prices upward of $1 million. There’s plenty of different types of analysis going on around BTC and other cryptocurrencies.
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