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Stablecoins Are The ‘Disney Dollars’ of Crypto
Companies and exchanges are jumping on the stablecoin bandwagon — but just how promising is this concept and doesn’t it go completely against everything Bitcoin stands for? Dollar-Pegged Money is Nothing New Disneyland’s first president, Jack Lindquist, introduced the in-house currency called Disney Dollars in 1987. дальше »
2018-10-27 03:00 | |
Sweden to Bring Forward Launch of State-Backed Digital Currency e-Krona
The government of Sweden has called for plans to launch a digital version of their fiat currency, the krona, to be brought forward. As the country moves rapidly towards a cashless future, there are concerns that citizens will turn to means of payments provided by “private agents” without “state-guaranteed” digital cash. дальше »
2018-10-26 21:00 | |
Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
Minting the Future of Cryptocurrencies - [BTC Media Sponsor]
In 2009, Bitcoin was ushered in as an alternative to fiat currency, promising to revolutionize the future of peer-to-peer spending. Since then, it has spawned scores of other cryptocurrencies with various value propositions and potential. дальше »
2018-10-22 17:11 | |
Will Blockchain Technology Force Greater Government Accountability Or Fuel Cryptocurrencies?
Currency is a universal representation of trust created by humans. So much so that we don’t even ask why two pieces of paper with green, gold, and black ink is accepted as a medium of exchange for goods and services. дальше »
2018-10-6 21:30 | |
CFTC Chairman: Two-Thirds of Fiat Currency ‘Not Worth Paper It’s Written On’
The head of the US regulator Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sees Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies helping consumers escape fiat currency in the majority of the world by 2028. Giancarlo: Cryptocurrencies ‘Here To Stay’ As part of comments to CNBC about cryptocurrency regulation in the US, chairman J. дальше »
2018-10-2 21:00 | |
Duke University Professor: A National Cryptocurrency Could Potentially Replace Paper Money
If a recent interview from a Duke professor is something to go by, the U.S. national fiat currency could soon be replaced by a national cryptocurrency. Per a report published by The Chronicle, dated September 19, 2018, Duke Fuqua School of Business’ professor, Campbell Harvey, not only believes that the United States should create a national cryptocurrency, but concludes that...The post %%POSTLINK%% appeared first on %%BLOGLINK%%. дальше »
2018-9-22 23:00 | |
Battle of the Privacycoins: Verge Offers Little Privacy and Nothing Unique
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-18 19:50 | |
Top TrueUSD StableCoin Cryptocurrency Exchanges For Trading TUSD
Competition has been heating up among stablecoins in the crypto world. On paper, this is good as it shows the demand for tokenized fiat currency is on the rise. TUSD is one of the most promising stablcoins in this sector. дальше »
2018-9-2 13:36 | |
Central Bank of India Expresses Interest In State Backed Digital Currency
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central bank, is expressing interest in introducing a rupee-backed digital currency, the Financial Times reports. The RBI is currently facing financial strain due to the complexities of managing paper currency, and has consequently formed an inter-departmental group to determine if a state-backed digital currency could cut down costs. дальше »
2018-9-1 02:44 | |
The Anatomy of Anonymity: How Dandelion Could Make Bitcoin More Private
Many people know bitcoin as an anonymous digital currency, one whose privacy features prime it for concealed payments in sketchy recesses of the internet’s dark web. дальше »
2018-8-29 17:33 | |
Venezuela Nationalizes Petro, Will Introduce Crypto-Based Salary System for Workers
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently revealed that the nation’s oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, will be used as a unit of account by the state oil company PDVSA. дальше »
2018-8-16 00:26 | |
Foreign artist reimagines US currency
In terms of design, paper currency in the United States hasn’t changed much in the past hundred years. There have been updates and additional flourishes — not to mention security measures — but overall, it’s essentially the same set of bills circulated since 1913. дальше »
2018-8-11 01:17 | |
Analysts: Bitcoin isn’t replacing fiat currency anytime soon
For the past few years, through boom and bust, hype cycles and FUD (and just about anything in between), we’ve heard that Bitcoin is what’s next. Evangelists say it’s the logical successor to fiat currency, a long-overdue replacement to paper cash that’s overstayed its welcome. дальше »
2018-8-7 22:27 | |
Bank of Canada Paper says CBDCs Will Bring Economic Gains
Countries that are still thinking of whether to introduce a central bank digital currency or not should find the decision easier to make now. A new research paper released by S. Mohammad R. Davoodalhosseini of the Bank of Canada on Thursday highlighted the economic gains that can be realized when a country issues a domestic […] The post Bank of Canada Paper says CBDCs Will Bring Economic Gains appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »
2018-7-27 18:58 | |
The Bank Of Canada State That A CBDC Would Benefit Canada And The USA
The Bank of Canada, Canada’s central bank have hit headlines on a few occasions this month, after a sudden spike in interest within cryptocurrency and blockchain technology from the bank. According to Coindesk, The Bank of Canada have published a new paper that discusses how a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would be beneficial to both the economies of United States and Canada. дальше »
2018-7-27 15:30 | |
Cyber Currency Bank Galaxy Digital Squandered $134 Million in First Three Months of 2018
Mike Novogratz’s crypto-focused merchant bank Galaxy Digital released its first quarter report for 2018, posting a $134 million loss as cryptocurrency markets slumped, according to Bloomberg July 26. дальше »
2018-7-27 08:17 | |
Slowly but Surely
In a country that has seen an estimated 99% devaluation of their currency over the last year, even $1 is seen as a lot of money. These images that recently surfaced on Reddit are reportedly showing a donation of just $230 that has been channeled into Venezuela through a cryptocurrency called Nano. дальше »
2018-7-17 06:00 | |
Op-Ed: Bitcoin’s Roots in the Great Law of Peace
Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money. дальше »
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
The Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin
As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name. дальше »
2018-7-13 17:16 | |
‘Digital Currency Is Basically A Fallacy’ Says Finland Central Bank
The Bank of Finland (BoF) has released a 133-page paper arguing the concept of digital currency is an “illusion. ” BoF: ‘Fundamental Nature’ Of Digital Currency ‘Elusive’ The document, compiled by the Finnish central bank’s head of digitalization Aleksi Grym, claims the world has become “muddled” about the difference between money and technology and argues that digital currency is in fact “basically a fallacy. дальше »
2018-7-12 05:00 | |
Bitcoin Will be Mainstream Within the Next Decade, Say University Researchers
Imperial College London recently released a research paper that points to the imminent adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in mainstream finance. The report’s authors believe that Bitcoin already exhibits the core properties of money, and thus could become the de facto currency for global commerce within the next decade. дальше »
2018-7-10 00:33 | |
Great Illusion of Cryptocurrencies: Bank On Finland’s “Fallacy” Attack Report Recap
Bank On Finland’s Recent Report Is An Attack On Digital Currency A recent report published by Bank of Finland titled “The great illusion of digital currencies” attempts to prove that the concept of a digital currency is a “fallacy. дальше »
2018-7-3 22:44 | |
Is Bitcoin the Best Way to Invest in Blockchain?
Everyone has heard of Bitcoin, but is investing in the first and foremost cryptocurrency the best way to invest in blockchain technology? Bitcoin, The Pioneer Bitcoin gets a lot of attention. It was the first digital currency to solve the long-contemplated double-spend problem. дальше »
2018-7-2 01:00 | |
Cardano (ADA) Could See $9.99 By Year 2020
Cardano (ADA) is in the midst of a critical rebranding phase that could see the cryptocurrency’s price skyrocket in coming months. Currently trading around $0. 164 USD (1), it might initially seem a bit hopeful that the cryptocurrency could reach close to $10 in just 18 months. дальше »
2018-6-19 16:30 | |
Blockchain-Based Community Currencies to Be Launched in Kenya
Bancor has announced today it will launch a network of blockchain-based community currencies in Kenya. The new project is expected to combat poverty through the stimulation of local and regional commerce and peer-to-peer collaboration. дальше »
2018-6-19 01:01 | |
ICYMI: Bitcoin [BTC] was created by NSA says Co-Founder of Ethereum [ETH]
Vitalik Buterin, the Russian-conceived maker of Ethereum [ETH], proposed that the National Security Agency [NSA] was engaged with the development of the virtual currency. A man or gathering called Satoshi Nakamoto distributed a white paper in 2008 which first set out the mechanics of Bitcoin [BTC]. Be that as it may, albeit a few people […] дальше »
2018-6-17 03:38 | |
Venezuela monitoring bank accounts for Grupo transactions begin
Regulation The government of Venezuela has started monitoring the bank accounts of its citizens for cryptocurrency-related transactions. Accounts found to contain crypto transactions at prices which the government considers to be “undermining the national currency” will be “severely punished,” Vice President Tareck El Aissami said. He revealed that, as part of Operation Paper Hands, “5 дальше »
2018-6-15 15:42 | |
The Genesis Files: If Bitcoin Had a First Draft, Wei Dai’s B-Money Was It
All Cypherpunks value privacy; it’s basically the founding principle of the collective of cryptographers, academics, developers and activists grouped around the 1990s mailing list by the same name. дальше »
2018-6-15 23:31 | |
Clearing Up Misconceptions: This Is How Tether Should (and Does) Work
There is substantial controversy surrounding Tether, a cryptocurrency that claims to be pegged to the U. S. dollar. According to Tether, each Tether token is backed by one U. дальше »
2018-6-14 22:01 | |
New Research Claims Bitcoin Price was Manipulated using Tether (USDT)
New research out of the University of Texas alleges that the price of Bitcoin throughout its bull run in 2017 was being manipulated using Bitfinex’s Tether currency. Tether May Have Been Used to Prop Up Bitcoin A recently published paper by Professor John Griffin and graduate student Amin Shams examined the traffic of cryptocurrencies on. дальше »
2018-6-14 12:00 | |
Researchers found Tether and Bitfinex manipulated Bitcoin prices
To do that, the person or people used a secondary virtual currency, known as Tether, which was created and sold by the owners of Bitfinex, to buy up those other cryptocurrencies. Bitfinex executives have denied in the past that the exchange was involved in any manipulation. The authors of the new 66-page paper do not дальше »
2018-6-13 20:01 | |
This paper investigates whether Tether, a digital currency pegged to U.S. dollars, influences Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices during the recent boom. Using algorithms to analyze the blockchain data, we find that purchases with Tether
Using algorithms to analyze the blockchain data, we find that purchases with Tether are timed following market downturns and result in sizable increases in Bitcoin prices. Less than 1% of hours with such heavy Tether transactions are associated with 50% of the meteoric rise in Bitcoin and 64% of other top cryptocurrencies. The flow clusters дальше »
2018-6-13 19:39 | |
The Case for Colu: From Cash to Card to Community Currency
Over 350 years ago, Sweden made the revolutionary decision to become the first European country to print paper money.… The post The Case for Colu: From Cash to Card to Community Currency appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2018-6-13 13:30 | |
From Chatroom to Classroom: The Evolution of Blockchain Education
With the creation of Bitcoin and its blockchain, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced an entirely new practical application for cryptography, unearthing an unexplored area for computer science and technological development. дальше »
2018-6-11 17:04 | |
Op Ed: Venmo Offers the Ultimate Cryptocurrency Experience
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. дальше »
2018-6-11 16:51 | |
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