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How Decentralized Blockchain Consensus Networks are Looking to Disrupt Social Media Platforms

Are Social Media Platforms Free? Social media platforms have boomed in the last ten years and now, blockchain advocates are looking at how they can improve such platforms. They argue that social media can be “fixed” if it were built upon decentralized, consensus-based networks, rather than corporate-centralized platforms. A few platforms, such as Steemit and […] дальше »

2018-10-10 21:46


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Bank Of America Show That Bitcoin Transfers Are 6000 x Cheaper Than Their Own

The Bank of America have released data that shows how Bitcoin transfers equate to around 6000 times cheaper than the traditional transfer of FIAT currencies at the banks own standard rates. Many do argue that Bitcoin transactions carry a ridiculous expense, however with these findings in mind, Bitcoin is still proving to be a far superior alternative to FIAT currencies. дальше »

2018-9-21 20:00


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Bitcoin’s Rise Reflects Governments’ Failure To Stabilize National Currencies

Bitcoin is digital gold for a digital generation. Libertarian proponents of cryptocurrencies, like America’s Founding Fathers before them, argue that fiat currencies are nothing but Monopoly paper: Why does fiat cash have value when it’s not backed by any real asset, such as gold or silver? In 1786, Thomas Paine wrote: “Gold and silver are the emissions of nature: paper is the emission of art. дальше »

2018-9-3 16:00


Bank For International Settlements (BIS) Continues Bashing Bitcoin As A Currency

The debate over the legitimacy of Bitcoin as a currency has persisted since the beginning of the creation of the coin. When the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto rolled out the Bitcoin blockchain years ago, skeptics almost immediately began to argue that the currency would quickly peter out, losing value as quickly as it had gained notoriety. […] дальше »

2018-8-10 11:18


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A year later, applications are developing a wave in Bitcoin Cash

But there’s also some work being done to make bitcoin cash a more complex blockchain, able to handle smart contracts and token launches. Since bitcoin cash allows for more data to be stored in each transaction, supporters argue bitcoin isn’t capable of supporting an app like Memo.cash. But right now, bitcoin fees are rather low дальше »

2018-8-1 10:19


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Archaeologists Argue Micronesian Stone Money Comprises Bitcoin Predecessor

Archaeologists are arguing that a pre-modern stone money used by Micronesian islanders resembles a precursor to bitcoin and distributed ledger technology. Also Read: Largest Cannabis Community Market in Israel to Accept Bitcoin Payments Archaeologists Highlight Similarities Between Micronesian Stone Money and Bitcoin Scott Fitzpatrick, an archaeologist at the University of Oregon in Eugene, has argued that […] The post Archaeologists Argue Micronesian Stone Money Comprises Bitcoin Predecessor appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-7-31 23:45


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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Voorhees Vs Schiff: Bull Encounters Bear at NY Bitcoin Conversation

A debate between an infamous bitcoin detractor and one of the cryptocurrency’s most well-known entrepreneurs made sparks fly in New York City Monday. Hosted by the Soho Forum, a monthly Manhattan debate series, the event saw Erik Voorhees, the CEO of exchange service ShapeShift, argue that government-backed monies will eventually be replaced by bitcoin and дальше »

2018-7-3 08:35


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Bitcoin Price Analysis: New Low on Low Volume Breeds Potential Bullish Set-up

Bitcoin sits precariously perched at the bottom of the annual market low and many bitcoin investors aren’t sure what to make of it. Although the market seems to be continuing its drift to new lows with greater and greater ease, there are a couple of bullish signals worth considering while the market continues to consolidate: Figure 1: BTC-USD, Daily Candles, New Market LowOn Friday, June 29, 2018, for the first time this year, the daily candles closed below the annual low of $6,000s. дальше »

2018-7-1 19:35


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Court challenge demanded by Vitalik Buterin against new nChain patent

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has openly criticized Blockchain research company nChain’s latest patent award, calling for opponents to challenge it in court. ‘Can’t Someone Attack It In Court?’ Reacting to the patent meanwhile, Buterin appeared unimpressed at the prospect of the company using it as a basis for innovation, appearing to argue it contained no дальше »

2018-6-27 10:21