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Prominent Economist Tells World Governments to Leave Crypto Alone

The respected economist Jeffrey Tucker urged governments to let go of the idea of creating Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and focus on the fiat and banking system. The editorial director at the American Institute for Economic Research (AEIR) published an article in which he says that the Fed should be focused entirely on the […] дальше »

2018-8-12 19:14


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This Coinbase Update Will See Huge Benefits For US Customers

Can anyone stop the growth of Coinbase? This week alone, the company have made a number of announcements that are really putting the exchange on the map and making it one to watch for the future. Of course, Coinbase is one of the largest exchanges in the world, but it is often considered to be a plain sailing, safe platform, one that is safe to use, but could get boring going forward. дальше »

2018-8-8 17:00


Facebook’s Record-Setting Stock Market Wipeout Revives Crypto Comparisons

Security and volatility. They are the two aspects of cryptocurrencies that are attacked the most. While there are other challenges such as scalability, the energy consumption associated with mining, and privacy, cryptos’ volatility is often cited by skeptics as the reason they could never become a mainstream payment method. In 2017 alone, Bitcoin’s value rose […] дальше »

2018-7-31 23:00


Winklevoss ETF rejected by SEC leading to Bitcoin decline next day.

The news came as investors have been riding a wave of optimism with bitcoin rising almost 40% this month alone. However, the decision did offer a ray of hope with Commissioner Hester M. Peirce dissenting, arguing that the decision sends a signal that “innovation is unwelcome in our markets.” Read: Winklevoss bitcoin ETF rejected by дальше »

2018-7-27 20:45


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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Report: Blockchain cost nearly $ 12 billion to strike by 2022

A new report published by the International Data Corporation expects spending on blockchain solutions to increase annually at a growth rate of nearly 75 percent through 2022. Dubbed the “Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide,” analysts at the firm expect total spending on projects in the blockchain industry to hit $11.7 billion in 2022 alone, compared дальше »

2018-7-20 00:37