Bitcoin Media Trends

I'm a self-admitted media junkie; perhaps that's why I enjoy blogging so much. Since I was first turned onto Bitcoin, the most exciting moments for me have been when I've discovered new articles about Bitcoin - I'm always curious to hear what others have to say.

There has been a lot of press, actually. Most of it's been directly related to Silk Road or to the hacks and coin thefts of the past summer, but there have also been a lot of stories written about Bitcoin itself, and whether or not it will succeed.

I decided to compile a list of every English-language Bitcoin article I could find that discussed the currency's potential and had an obvious opinion, even if it was neutral. I then pulled out the author's general opinion and compared it to the closing price of Bitcoin on the day the article was published.

One interesting result was that the media was for the most-part friendly toward Bitcoin until the end of May 2011 when Bitcoin's valuation took off like a rocket and the mainstream media got a little more interested. Since then, positive opinions of Bitcoin have been hard to come by, though that trend might be changing as we speak.

If you're interested in reading the articles, click the image below for links to each of them. I ignored articles that were focused on Silk Road or the Mt.Gox hack.

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