2020-3-30 10:15 |
The Coronavirus Pandemic could be the final nail in the coffin of physical game sales, as access becomes hard and harder during a lockdown. The post Coronavirus Could Kill Physical Media – and That’s a Good Thing appeared first on CCN.com origin »
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Bitcoin has been dubbed digital gold because the cryptocurrency shares many similar attributes with the precious metal. However, a recent situation involving a forgery crisis in the gold industry shows how one important aspect of Bitcoin gives it an enormous advantage over its physical gold counterpart and could drive more investors seeking a safe-haven or.
2019-10-22 21:00 | |
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Some might balk at the idea that plants made of roots, stems and leaves could have intelligence or consciousness. But scientists have actually been hotly debating this idea for decades. A recent paper sought to finally draw a line under this question by dismissing it completely.
2019-8-12 16:44 | |
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Shinhan Card has been granted a patent for a blockchain payment system that could reportedly do away with physical credit cards.
2019-7-15 13:15 | |
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July 05, 2019 — Karatbars International GmbH hosted the Gold Independence Day on July 04 2019. Holders had a chance to exchange their KaratGold Coins (KBC) for real gold, which they could easily receive in the form of CashGold, a physical bill with tiny bars of gold built into it (just like Dollars or […] The post Coins Will Become Gold on the Gold Independence Day appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-7-6 13:53 | |
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Physical mailing, old age isn’t it? Well, we’ve not come so from the time when the physical mailing was the only plausible option for big sized confidential data. Subsequent data forgery is nothing but an extension by technology to technology.
2019-7-5 21:34 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] does not have a physical form, making the virtual currency both an efficient and vulnerable asset. The vulnerability and security aspect of Bitcoin has been debated in the past, with many speculating what would happen to it in the face of a nation-state level attack that could possibly jeopardize the network.
2019-6-11 08:55 | |
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Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Summer’s nearly here, so you know what that means? TIME TO GET RIPPED AND SHREDDED AND IN BEACH SHAPE! But doing that is hard.
2019-6-9 15:00 | |
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Things you can buy with bitcoin: AT&T’s services, airfare, pretty much anything using gift cards through Bitrefill, pizza, drugs (duh) and now, Indigenous Australian art.
2019-5-29 23:15 | |
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October 1, 2018, marked five years since I was imprisoned. My physical surroundings today are ironically similar to what they were after my arrest back in 2013. I’m in the SHU again (Special Housing Unit, aka “the hole”).
2019-5-29 22:50 | |
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We’ve all had the “smartphone conversation. ” The one about our unhealthy obsession and inability to put phones down. This fear is legitimized by research, showing that we spend approximately one third of our waking hours on our mobile devices – just over five hours per day.
2019-4-28 17:00 | |
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The political spectrum is usually divided into four main categories: libertarian left, authoritarian left, libertarian right and authoritarian right. Those on the left prefer a more controlled economy, while those on the right have a preference for free markets.
2019-4-16 22:26 | |
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The market for cryptocurrencies has exploded, and despite the bearish streak, their use and volume has grown more than practically any other asset ( either digital or physical) in the same period of time.
2019-4-5 09:00 | |
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At the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong’s Lightning Hack Day on March 31, 2019, Bitcoin developer Felix Weis presented a successful demonstration of his Lightning-enabled plugin for a Bitcoin ATM.
2019-4-2 22:02 | |
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Apple today revealed it’s launching its own, “better” version of a credit card, called Apple Card. It’s designed to work with the iPhone, but is also a physical card made out of titanium, married with special Wallet-based rewards.
2019-3-25 20:57 | |
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The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. At this weekend’s MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston, Charles Guillmet, Chief Security Officer of Ledger, presented a number of physical attacks that could be executed against Trezor hardware wallets.
2019-3-12 05:30 | |
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Wealth manager Carol Pepper says cannabis stocks are the next “huge growth area” in alternative investing. With an actual physical product, pot stocks could soar like Bitcoin in 2017, but unlike the cryptocurrency, they won’t follow that boom with a bust.
2019-2-23 03:33 | |
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Ahead of today’s anticipated launch, Samsung Galaxy S10 is expected to showcase the Exynos 9820 as the mobile application processor (AP) of the device and according to a local publication in South Korea operated by mainstream media outlet Hankyoreh, it could be a big hint for Samsung’s crypto wallet integration.
2019-2-21 17:20 | |
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For those QuadrigaCX users who were fortunate enough to have withdrawal requests honored, some appear to have received their funds through unconventional means. An anonymous QuadrigaCX user who corresponded with Bitcoin Magazine said that they received a bank deposit from Robertson Nova Consulting Inc.
2019-2-15 20:28 | |
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When I decided, maybe against my better judgement, to live on bitcoin for a week, the plan was met by a combination of cautions and jokes from friends and loved ones: “Just don’t starve,” “Well, it’s the New Year, a perfect time to start a new diet,” “Will you be able to eat?”, “Have you really thought about it?”I had “really” thought about it and it seemed not only sensible but necessary.
2019-2-5 23:06 | |
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Last year, Tangem, the Swiss crypto wallet company introduced physical ways to spend and trade cryptocurrency. “Smart cards” and “smart bank notes” are physical representations of cryptocurrency that could be carried and spent by users.
2019-1-22 00:57 | |
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This is the second instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him on Day 1 here. I woke up on Christian’s couch stiff-necked and cotton-mouthed.
2019-1-16 22:54 | |
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In a demonstration titled “Wallet. fail,” a team of security researchers hacked into the Trezor One, Ledger Blue and Ledger Nano S. Unfortunately, it appears as if their findings were first put on display at the 35th Chaos Communication Congress (35C3) in Leipzig, Germany, rather than through accepted Responsible Disclosure practices, which would have allowed the manufacturers to patch the vulnerabilities and protect their customers from any potential attack.
2019-1-1 19:15 | |
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The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Afterword by Wendy McElroy I meant to end this book by discussing the blockchain’s impact on physical violence, on crimes of violence.
2018-12-22 19:00 | |
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The holiday season is here. And even if crypto prices are on the coal heap, you can still have fun spreading some holiday bitcoin cheer. For the bitcoiners in your life, this could mean a crypto-related gift as a token of solidarity.
2018-12-12 23:22 | |
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The last weeks have been abuzz with players trying out Red Dead Redemption 2, a long-awaited title by Rockstar games, offered at around $60. Despite its popularity, it’s already entered the secondary market, available for around $50.
2018-12-8 21:30 | |
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The launch of NYSE's bitcoin futures contract, pushed back to January next year, will be the first deliverable - opposed to cash-settled - bitcoin contract with the settlement of each contract delivering one "physical" bitcoin to the customer's account.
2018-11-27 15:00 | |
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Gabor Gurbacs is confident that the approval of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) is inevitable. And he’s optimistic that the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Strategy will be the first to deliver one to the world.
2018-11-17 01:42 | |
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In the latter half of 2018, few developments have occupied crypto investors’ headspaces like the industry’s indefatigable pursuit of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2018-11-9 20:03 | |
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As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency.
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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A team of researchers from Harvard recently published early work indicating a complex theory of quantum physics could be exploited to create huge, high resolution telescopes. Astronomers of the future will see the distant reaches of our universe through the magic of teleportation.
2018-10-25 01:15 | |
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Alfred Nobel died with regrets. After making a fortune off of explosives, he indicated in his will that his fortune should be used to make a prize awarded each year to those who “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
2018-10-23 23:22 | |
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Here are a few of the most significant signs that the bulls are getting ready to break out and stampede on the markets. Five years ago, the industry didn’t have as many investors as we see today and most mainstream media wouldn’t have given any crypto related news the light of day.
2018-10-11 21:30 | |
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There are continuous reports about the influence of cryptocurrency on the future use of physical cash and also if it could displace the present traditional financial institutions that are extremely regulated.
2018-10-8 21:46 | |
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An exchange-traded bitcoin fund (ETF) would signal greater acceptance of bitcoin as a mainstreet investment, while also making it much easier for both institutional and retail investors to get involved.
2018-10-6 01:07 | |
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Blockchain Technology Could Be The Answer To True Democracy With reports surfacing about the possibility of Russia meddling with the U. S. Presidential elections in 2016, the issue of true democracy has become more important than ever.
2018-10-2 00:00 | |
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A recent report suggests that almost 4 million Bitcoins have been lost due to silly mistakes that could have been so easily avoided. Bitcoin has its advantages over physical traditional cash, but it takes precaution when handling the currency.
2018-9-27 13:59 | |
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A software error has caused Subaru to completely dispose of 293 of its Ascent 2019 SUVs. According to a safety recall report filed with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), robots at missed critical welds, thanks to improper coding.
2018-9-24 09:22 | |
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Two securities, one that tracks bitcoin and another that tracks the cryptocurrency ether, have been temporarily halted by a U. S. regulatory watchdog due to investor confusion.
2018-9-11 22:01 | |
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The Distributed 2018 conference that recently took place in San Francisco was accompanied by a new edition of the Distributed Dialogues podcast, a collaborative show between the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network and Distributed Magazine.
2018-8-4 23:48 | |
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Kim Kardashian, a social media celebrity, recently posted pictures of a physical Bitcoin on her Instagram account. The attention given by a huge social media star could help in bringing some more mainstream attention to the world of cryptocurrencies.
2018-8-1 15:34 | |
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Blockchain technology has taken the online sphere by storm. Revolutionizing the traditional financial system by enabling instant and anonymous transactions of capital, it has forced us to rethink our views on money; its physical manifestation, how we use it, trade it, and even the role it plays in our wider world. If there is one […]
2018-7-13 08:20 | |
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With an estimated $100 billion value in sunken artifacts in the waters surrounding the Bahamas, deep-sea treasure hunters could soon satiate their thirst for a big bounty through blockchain technology.
2018-7-12 23:26 | |
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Recent Bitcoin block data shows that Bitcoin’s mining pools BTC. com, AntPool and ConnectBTC, respectively mined about 25. 7 percent, 16. 1 percent and 0. 2 percent of all new blocks over the past week.
2018-6-29 23:07 | |
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Venmo could be the ultimate cryptocurrency experience from a user-experience perspective. Any cryptocurrency that seeks to power the future of global transactions must ensure that it is supported by a payment system that is simple, user-friendly and free — like Venmo.
2018-6-11 16:51 | |
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Last week, the world witnessed a successful utilization of crypto adoption in winning the presidential elections. The post New Senate candidate Bryan Solstin claims Bitcoin as “the Great Reset,” but will it work in his favor? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
Kraken’s CEO admitted that the firm could be forced to freeze some wallets by the police, advising to move crypto out of exchanges.
A Weekly Series Of Essays About The Language Of Bitcoin by Alex McShane
With the proper regulation, stablecoins could potentially fulfill their promise and enable more funds to reach those in greatest need.
Bitcoin bulls appear to be back, but a strengthening U.S. dollar, a new wave of COVID-19 infections and low trading volumes threaten the current recovery.
COVID-19 is spreading between people by airborne transmission and has already mobilized the health sector around the world. Doctors, nurses, and patients need protection from viruses and bacteria that can weaken immunity and cause disease.
Blockchain Leading the Way In December 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) let the world know how to screen patients without invading their privacy. IATA said it would release a digital health credentialing platform that could open international travel without quarantines.