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Central Bank Digital Currency Called The ‘Worst Financial Idea In Recent Times’

On 18th July 2018, the US congressional subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade held a discussion aimed at addressing some of the major questions currently facing digital currencies. The hearing that was aptly named “The Future of Money: A Look at Digital Currencies” looked at all the implications that would come with implementing cryptocurrencies in […] дальше »

2018-7-20 17:53


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Fed Sir: Crypto No Intrins Value, Value is not a store, great for money laundering

In his view, cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value, are not used often as a means of payment, are not a store of value, but are great for money laundering. He also dismisses the idea that cryptocurrencies could pose a significant risk to the country’s financial stability at their current size. U.S. Representative and vice-chairman of дальше »

2018-7-19 17:07


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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”

Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »

2018-7-14 01:04


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Taiwanese Dollar Tethered Stablecoin Introduced

Reports out today highlight that a new stablecoin has been introduced that will exist as a tether to the Taiwanese Dollar. As this will be a stablecoin, the idea is simply that the coin will follow the price of the Taiwanese Dollar and will offer a crypto alternative for the FIAT currency, in the same way Tether currently operates alongside the US Dollar. дальше »

2018-7-13 16:00


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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


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Cryptocurrency-Powered Intellectual Property May Change how Companies Earn Money

Startups are jumping on the idea of tokenizing intellectual property rights, and it might be time to get excited about it. Tokenizing Intellectual Property The burgeoning blockchain technology could usher in massive changes in the way that startups license, buy, and sell intellectual property, courtesy the immutability and tokenization functions blockchain-based cryptocurrencies allow. дальше »

2018-7-12 02:00