Messy codebases, outdated practices, and spaghetti-style scripts gave it a reputation it barely deserved.
But here’s the twist: PHP evolved.
Today, with PHP 8+, the language is faster, cleaner, and more secure than ever before. Paired with Laravel, it's powering sleek APIs, scalable web apps, and modern SaaS platforms.
PHP’s comeback story is a lesson: It's not about being shiny and new — it's about being reliable, efficient, and battle-tested.
So before you chase the next trendy framework, ask yourself: Are you overlooking a legend that already runs 75% of the internet?
In 2025, PHP isn’t old-school — it’s underestimated.
Messy codebases, outdated practices, and spaghetti-style scripts gave it a reputation it barely deserved.
But here’s the twist: PHP evolved.
Today, with PHP 8+, the language is faster, cleaner, and more secure than ever before. Paired with Laravel, it's powering sleek APIs, scalable web apps, and modern SaaS platforms.
PHP’s comeback story is a lesson: It's not about being shiny and new — it's about being reliable, efficient, and battle-tested.
So before you chase the next trendy framework, ask yourself: Are you overlooking a legend that already runs 75% of the internet?
In 2025, PHP isn’t old-school — it’s underestimated.
Most people buy Bitcoin via exchanges, such as Coinbase. Exchanges allow you to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency, and setting up an account is similar to opening a brokerage account—you’ll need to verify your identity and provide some kind of funding source, such as a bank account or debit card. Major exchanges include Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini. You can also buy Bitcoin at a broker like Robinhood. Regardless of where you buy your Bitcoin, you’ll need a digital wallet in which to store it. This might be what’s called a hot wallet or a cold wallet. A hot wallet (also called an online wallet) is stored by an exchange or a provider in the cloud. Providers of online wallets include Exodus, Electrum and Mycelium. A cold wallet (or mobile wallet) is an offline device used to store Bitcoin and is not connected to the Internet. Some mobile wallet options include Trezor and Ledger.
How to Use Bitcoin?
n the U.S. people generally use Bitcoin as an alternative investment, helping diversify a portfolio apart from stocks and bonds. You can also use Bitcoin to make purchases, but the number of vendors that accept the cryptocurrency is still limited. Big companies that accept Bitcoin include Overstock, AT&T and Twitch. You may also find that some small local retailers or certain websites take Bitcoin, but you’ll have to do some digging. That said, PayPal has announced that it will enable cryptocurrency as a funding source for purchases this year, financing purchases by automatically converting crypto holdings to fiat currency for users. “They have 346 million users and they’re connected to 26 million merchants,” says Spencer Montgomery, founder of Uinta Crypto Consulting. “It’s huge.”
