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The Cryptocurrency Down Market: Don’t Lose Sight of Fundamentals
We are now entering the sixth month of the seemingly never-ending bearish market that has become the new norm within the crypto world. Regardless of whether you see this current market as a market correction, a new phase in crypto, or something in-between, the reality is that we are now in a very different position […] The post The Cryptocurrency Down Market: Don’t Lose Sight of Fundamentals appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2019-3-19 23:00
Reddit operates exactly as it was designed — and that’s a problem
After carefully selecting a semi-automatic weapon from the trunk of his car, one of at least three, a 28-year-old Australian, calmly walked to the front door of the Masjid Al Noor mosque. He shot a man standing in the doorway before entering the mosque and opening fire on fleeing Muslims. дальше »
2019-3-16 00:26
As the Blockchain Hype Dies, Why Should We Care About Practical TestNets?
The blockchain era has largely been defined by grandiose promises and ambitions, but little to show for it. For most companies, even those that successfully complete ICOs, we usually hear loud guarantees of life-changing and revolutionary technology. дальше »
2019-3-3 12:40
Having A Gas: This Week In Crypto Pop Culture, February 25-March 1
Oscars night with IBM and Veil, cryptic crypto messages in video games, and “Rick and Morty” gets a blockchain makeover.
дальше »2019-3-2 01:03
Pinterest takes the lead in the fight against online misinformation
The battle against misinformation just signed up a powerful, albeit unlikely ally: Pinterest. Earlier this week, the social network evoked the nuclear option, electing to shut down search queries likely to lead to false or misleading information, according to the Wall Street Journal. дальше »
2019-2-28 03:13
The Immutability Of Writing: Afrigate, Social Media, And The Power Of Words
Has social media made us forget that words have power?
дальше »2019-2-24 02:00
Listen up, Apple: This is our wishlist for the (rumored) 16-inch MacBook Pro
A report emerged this weekend with rumors of a new Apple laptop lineup. If analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is right — and he’s hands-down the most reliable source of information about Apple’s supply chain — then we could see a new MacBook Pro that’s between 16 and 16. дальше »
2019-2-20 04:32
Lessons We Can Learn from Bitcoin About Healthy Relationships
I’ll be the first to admit that when I think of blockchain, the last thing that pops into my head is romance. It’s about as far from sexy as you can get. Let’s do a little word association game. дальше »
2019-2-15 00:06
Social Enterprises, Digital Tokens and the Future of Business
The world has changed so much in the last two decades. The Internet has made our lives hyper-connected. We have systems in place so that humanity as a whole co-exists on this planet. We identify ourselves by our nationalities, natural or man-made environment, region, cities, town, and neighborhood. дальше »
2019-2-7 20:04
The New-age of Financial Dis-Intermediation – P2P, STOs, Blockchain, & Cryptocurrencies
The Financial Services industry has always been resistant to disruption. Till the twentieth century, the banks have always been placed at the center-hub of any national economy. It has been tough to disrupt these entrenched institutions with multiple moats around them. дальше »
2019-2-7 16:39
The Conversation We're Not Having
Is diversity a building block or an afterthought?
дальше »2019-2-5 00:59
FIND Bill Commissions Study Of Crypto Usage In Sex And Drug Trafficking
The House may have passed FIND, but past laws don’t bode well for the bill’s effectiveness.
дальше »2019-1-31 21:32
Szabo’s Beast And Zamfir’s Law
Vlad Zamfir challenges Nick Szabo’s social trust minimization approach – with an extra order of snark, supersized.
дальше »2019-1-30 02:18
Researching the Traders Behind the Cryptocurrency Mania
To better understand who invests in crypto and ICOs, why they do it, and how exactly they make trades, in late 2017—at the peak of the crypto mania—I set out to study people behind the billions in investment and speculative trading. дальше »
2019-1-27 10:39
The #AmazonShitCarShow is some of the best crap on Prime
Amazon Prime‘s marketing team recently fired some shots when it called one of the most popular automotive shows on the air today a “shit car show. ” Even crazier is that the “shit car show” in question is one of Amazon‘s hit car shows – unbelievable! Amazon’s hit car show returns. дальше »
2019-1-19 23:56
You Can Buy Bitcoin At Coinstar Now, But Not With Coins
But it’s still cool. Maybe.
дальше »2019-1-18 03:37
The Importance Of Social Norms For Content-Neutral Platforms
Does the virtue of a decentralized platform created by an alt-right bigot vary from a decentralized platform created by a leftist Libertarian?
дальше »2019-1-14 19:06
Warning to ICOs – Junk the Lottery Mindset!
Early in October 2018, after years of growth, investors appear to be spooked by rising bond yields that have been drawing some out of the stock market. Fears of further falls led others to sell their holdings. дальше »
2019-1-9 12:42
9 outstanding podcasts episodes you should’ve listened to in 2018
It’s been a hell of a year, and we can’t wait for it to be over. Lucky for us, we can relive the trauma of 2018 over and over again with these nine podcasts that were, well, fanbloodytastic. But they aren’t all sad — some are funny, others shocking. дальше »
2019-1-3 10:00
EnjinX And The Curious Case Of The Universal Block Explorer
The Enjin team says its block explorer will be universal. Though that might be a stretch, the addition of another block explorer option can nonetheless benefit users.
дальше »2018-12-28 21:03
Civil Reboots But Doesn't Refocus
Civil could be a Wayback Machine for journalism. But the platform’s insistence on tokenizing content curation may lead it astray.
дальше »2018-12-21 02:19
‘Femvertising’ does nothing for feminism
Over the past few years, feminism has become a new wave of “trendiness. ” Instead of being associated with with man-hating, bra-burning radicals it’s slowly entering the mainstream, appealing to a broader audience and making it a convenient marketing tool. дальше »
2018-12-19 16:00
All I want for Christmas: Folders for Google Docs
This is perhaps the saddest article I’ve written: I’m opening myself up to endless ridicule by admitting how deeply I care about something so incredibly mundane and objectively boring. But I don’t care. дальше »
2018-12-18 10:00
Mining Company Sues Group Behind Bitcoin ABC
United American Corp. maintains Roger Ver, Jesse Powell, Jihan Wu, and Bitcoin ABC all colluded to manipulate the Bitcoin Cash market. Voodoo may also be to blame.
дальше »2018-12-8 02:12
To Mitigate Harm Amid Crypto Winter, We Need To Talk About Price
Discussing the price of Ether is somewhat taboo, but in light of its recent drastic drop, it’s time we changed that.
дальше »2018-12-11 00:41
The Exodus 1 And The FINNEY: A 'Quiet Revolution' Or Just Quiet?
HTC and Sirin Labs look to increase mainstream adoption of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency through smartphones.
дальше »2018-12-7 22:42
An Exercise In Ethereum Governance: Transparency, Chatham House Rule, And Ethereum 1x
The latest Ethereum 1x meeting, which was conducted under the Chatham House Rule, has some folks in the Ethereum community thinking about the nature of transparency.
дальше »2018-12-1 01:10
An Exercise In Ethereum Governance: Transparency, Chatham House Rule, And Ethereum 1.x
The latest Ethereum 1.x meeting, which was conducted under the Chatham House Rule, has some folks in the Ethereum community thinking about the nature of transparency.
дальше »2018-12-4 01:10
It’s time to kill off follower counts on social networks
Over the past couple of weeks, Twitter and Instagram have begun testing ways to reduce visual emphasis on users’ follower counts. The tweaks aren’t much more than changes in font size and where the text appears. дальше »
2018-11-22 14:02
I communicate with my parents via email… is that weird?
Parents are weird — you love them, but also want them as physically far from you as possible. Until you miss them, or want them to help you with laundry, or want to drink their expensive alcohol, and then you’re back on their couch for a month, and their biological attachment to you prevents them from reporting a home invasion to the police. дальше »
2018-11-18 18:21
Are You Bothered by Shallow Project Reviews?
Those who want to support the blockchain community must call out the sarcasm and half-truths of shallow reviews. Or should we even bother about this issue? Journalistic freedom (or freedom of expression and its corollaries, press freedom and freedom of information) is both a right and a responsibility. дальше »
2018-11-17 16:00
The Bitcoin Cash Split Isn’t Over Yet
“Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” – Alfred in "The Dark Knight" дальше »
2018-11-17 00:16
Please Don’t Let Ethereum Be The Next Burning Man: Reflections On Devcon 4
The momentum behind Ethereum as a sociopolitical movement is inspiring, but if we’re serious then we need to do better when it comes to diversity.
дальше »2018-11-6 21:33
Social Scalability Is Ethereum’s Real Promise
Lane Rettig borrows ideas from Nick Szabo to argue for a more inclusive Etherean future. He also made a website for Ethereum folks to talk about it.
дальше »2018-11-1 19:56
Pay To Publish: A Look Inside A Coin Journal Editor's Inbox
Today, BREAKER magazine exposed the unstated pay-to-publish policies of major coin journals. But the issue of money within crypto journalism goes deeper than undisclosed sponsored content.
дальше »2018-10-26 21:27
Facebook needed to hire a diplomat, and Nick Clegg is the smartest choice
When Elliot Schrage announced he was stepping down from his role as Facebook’s Head of Global Policy and Communications, the Internet was abuzz with rumors about who would replace him. Today, we learned that it would be Nick Clegg, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and one-time leader of the Liberal Democrats. дальше »
2018-10-19 23:14
Blockchain And Social Justice: An Unlikely Pair
After attending this week's Blockchain for Social Justice Workshop in San Francisco, ETHNews looks at the ways in which the two camps overlap.
дальше »2018-10-10 23:55
Review: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey isn’t the Greek drama it wants to be
Another year, another Assassin’s Creed. The series made a triumphant comeback from a year-long break in 2017 with Origins. Now it’s aiming to duplicate that success with Odyssey, yet another jaunt through Classical Antiquity starring a tragic hero. дальше »
2018-10-2 02:46
Epic patches ’embarrassing’ issue with jiggly breasts in Fortnite
Fortnite’s Season 6 update added a small animation update — one which gave some characters a little extra bounce. Gamers certainly didn’t seem to mind, but Epic Games might have overreacted just a bit. дальше »
2018-9-28 21:20
Facebook Is Giving Away More Of Your Data
After months of pressure on Facebook over issues of data privacy, it seems that Mark Zuckerberg’s empire still isn’t protecting personal data or giving full clarity on how data is used. One report indicates Facebook is allowing advertisers to use “shadow” contact information. Where is blockchain tech when we need it? дальше »
2018-9-29 00:46
Nintendo won’t immediately delete your Switch Online saves when you cancel
Nintendo announced this week it’d offer a grace period for its Switch Online subscribers to recover their cloud saves, revising earlier statements that implied they’d expire the moment your subscription did. дальше »
2018-9-27 20:28
Crypto Briefing Announces $2M Seed Funding
Crypto Briefing started off as two people chatting in a Telegram group. We shared ideas about the blockchain projects we found interesting, and wondered if there was some way that we could make a difference in the community we had grown passionate about. дальше »
2018-9-25 18:01
YouTube won’t delete the channel of an accused child molester
The man behind a large “kid-friendly” YouTube channel was recently arrested for attempted molestation of a minor — and you can still view his entire library of videos on the site. Buzzfeed News today broke the story of what happened to the popular channel SevenAwesomeKids and its network of offshoots: The creator, Ian Rylett, was arrested last month on the aforementioned charge — specifically, he’s accused of attempting lascivious acts with a girl who was to appear in one of his channels’ videos. дальше »
2018-9-24 20:55
Dialogue, Dissent, And Development In The Ethereum Community
On inclusivity in the Ethereum community, and – bear with me, here – my feelings.
дальше »2018-9-22 22:04
Shadow of the Tomb Raider should’ve given Lara Croft some actual friends
Square Enix today released Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the latest entry in the venerable action-adventure game series. We return to Lara Croft’s mission to save the world, in which she must confront her own tragic past and avert the Mayan apocalypse. дальше »
2018-9-15 02:13
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Craig Wright?
In pushing for a Bitcoin Cash hard fork, Craig Wright seems to be sacrificing the potential of a functional currency so he can instead lord over an impoverished fiefdom.
дальше »2018-9-5 23:00
Google’s definitely biased, but not in the way Trump thinks
In two tweets early Tuesday morning, President Trump reignited the debate about censorship on America’s most popular tech platforms. Citing dubious research, he claimed that Google was censoring search results in an effort to smear the Trump administration. дальше »
2018-8-30 20:18
EA probably saved Battlefield V by delaying it
Electronic Arts and DICE today announced they would be delaying the release of their biggest game of the year, Battlefield V. Those of us spoiled gamers who might have lost it in the crowded fall season will now have the game near the Thanksgiving holiday. дальше »
2018-8-30 19:33
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is a brutal series intro for Switch owners
The first Monster Hunter game for the Switch has finally arrived. Generations Ultimate may not be quite as beginner-friendly as World, but if you’re already a fan of the series, you’ll find it’s a glossy port of the classic formula. дальше »
2018-8-29 20:24
Gaming events will forever have to rethink security after Jacksonville
Multiple video game event organizers are being forced to rethink their security measures in the aftermath of the tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida. Formerly the realm of friendly, relaxed gatherings in social settings like bars and stores, competitive gaming may soon have to take a more proactive approach to protecting its players. дальше »