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Circle Crypto Company Attacks Paypal for Increasing Venmo’s Withdrawal Fee

Circle Attacks Paypal As Company Raises Venmo’s Withdrawal Fee Paypal has recently been criticized for raising the fees of its mobile payment platform Venmo. Starting on November 6, Venmo will raise its fees for when account holders transfer money using their debit cards with 30-minute transactions to 1%. Previously, the fees were 0.25%, which has […] дальше »

2018-10-16 00:52


Economist “Dr Doom” Compares Crypto Centralization to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

Dr Doom: Crypto Is More Centralized Than North Korea Nouriel Roubini, better known as the Dr. Doom, has made some striking affirmation about the crypto market. Roubini, which is a New York University professor known for prediction the 2008 Financial Crisis, has repeatedly criticized people that affirm that the crypto market is decentralized. Today, he […] дальше »

2018-10-8 21:44


ShapeShift CEO Enters Bitcoin Battlefront, Calls Out Wall Street Journal’s “Crypto for Criminal Money” Story

Cryptocurencies are often criticized for many reasons. Some of them are valid and others are not, but in either case they can be infuriating for the people in the industry sometimes. Fury is probably the sentiment that has driven the CEO of ShapeShift, Erik Voorhees, to bash the Wall Street Journal for a recent publication […] дальше »

2018-10-2 02:47


Bitcoin is 300 Times Cheaper Than Wire Transfers, Banks Take 83% Profit

Since 2017, so-called “experts” in the finance sector have criticized Bitcoin for being too expensive. Yet, banks are pocketing 83 percent profit on every wire transfer. According to Bank of America’s official data, the $302 billion bank charges $30 for outbound domestic wire transfer and $35 for outbound international wire sent in foreign currency. дальше »

2018-9-19 16:00


Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

2018-9-13 18:07


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Stern Professor Says Bitcoin Will Hit Zero After 70 Percent Drop, Illogical Argument

Nouriel Roubini, a Stern School professor and prominent economist, has criticized the major correction of Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market, claiming that Bitcoin will drop to zero. Tales From Crypt-Apocalypse: Bitcoin has lost 70% from the peak; Ethereum 85%; other Top 10 crypto-currencies about 90%; the remaining crypto-zombie-currencies between 95% & 99% of […] The post Stern Professor Says Bitcoin Will Hit Zero After 70 Percent Drop, Illogical Argument appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2018-9-11 08:00


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CNBC Draws Flak For Upcoming “Bitcoin: Boom or Bust” Documentary

CNBC ‘Embraces’ Crypto With Fully-Fledged Documentary CNBC has quickly become near-infamous in the cryptocurrency community for its controversial coverage of this asset class. And while the mainstream media outlet’s coverage of crypto has been criticized time and time again, it seems that the firm’s higher-ups aren’t fazed, recently revealing that CNBC would be airing a […] The post CNBC Draws Flak For Upcoming “Bitcoin: Boom or Bust” Documentary appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-8-27 01:43


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Ripple Adds Exchanges to xRapid Platform to Bolster XRP Ecosystem

On August 16, 2018, San Francisco-based blockchain startup Ripple announced the addition of three crypto exchanges as preferred partners to its flagship cross-border payments product xRapid. Ripple’s XRP has long been criticized as a token with zero utility; however, the new partnership with crypto exchanges is a step forward in developing a healthy XRP ecosystem. дальше »

2018-8-20 06:00


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Paul Krugman: Bitcoin Will “Set the Monetary System Back 300 Years”

Bitcoin (BTC)–Bitcoin is again in the headlines being criticized by a Nobel Prize winning economist. Paul Krugman, one of the most accoladed and celebrated economists of our time, has again written in his contribution to The New York Times that Bitcoin fails to constitute money, but could also be responsible for erasing much of the […] The post Paul Krugman: Bitcoin Will “Set the Monetary System Back 300 Years” appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-31 20:03


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Airbnb, Uber Investor Believes “Everybody Should Put Something Into Crypto”

Jeffrey Wernick, an independent investor who claims to have begun purchasing bitcoin as early as 2009, recently advocated that “everybody should put something into crypto. ” The investor also criticized the current financial system, describing cryptocurrency investment as sole viable means through which “a typical middle-class person [can] accumulate wealth. дальше »

2018-7-28 02:45


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Bitcoin Payments Processor BitPay Granted BitLicense

After being criticized by the bitcoin community for its overly draconian nature, it appears the New York authorities are now ready for serious business.  U. S. -based bitcoin payments processor BitPay has been granted the BitLicense, making it the eighth cryptocurrency related business to gain the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approval in three years. дальше »

2018-7-18 14:00


A deeper look into the role of Bitcoin [BTC] in the discovery of election manipulation by Russia

OPINION: Ever since its entry into the mainstream, Bitcoin [BTC] has been criticized for being supportive towards illegal activities to the tune of money laundering and funding terrorists. Moreover, Bitcoin primarily gained prominence during the heyday of dark web-based black marketplace Silk Road, where illegal items such as drugs and unlicensed guns were purchased using […] дальше »

2018-7-17 17:29


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Bancor Criticized For its Ability to Freeze Funds, Not for Exchange Hack

Bancor, a decentralized crypto exchange that raised $153 million in June 2017, has lost $12. 5 million in ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, in a recent security breach. However, the blockchain protocol and its developers were criticized not for the theft of their funds, but for their ability to freeze funds using a centrally controlled system. дальше »

2018-7-13 22:00