Nassim Nicholas Taleb vs David Birch on The Bitcoin Standard

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, by bitcoin maximalist Saifedean Ammous, is set for a spring release, having managed to make news ahead by snagging philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb to write its foreword. Mr. Taleb is his usual profound self, offering a full-throated defense of its essential idea, in contrast to many … Read more

Ethereum Now Has Its Own Self-Sustaining Pyramid Scheme

In the world of cryptocurrencies, there are plenty of scams, pyramid schemes, and Ponzis to be aware of. Unsurprisingly, there are also honest pyramid schemes which make no bones about what they are doing exactly. The PoWHCoin project, for example, positions itself as the world’s first autonomous and self-sustaining pyramid scheme. It’s an interesting idea and … Read more

PR: ETicket4 Launch Its Pre ICO and Offers Qualitatively New Dimensions in the Ticket Industry

Today, January 30, the international p2p-platform Eticket4, with which you can buy tickets in the secondary market for any event, announces the launch of Pre ICO. During crowd sale, which will last till February 21st, utilities-tokens ET4 will be on sale. The post PR: ETicket4 Launch Its Pre ICO and Offers Qualitatively New Dimensions in … Read more

NIST Paper Claims Bitcoin Cash Is “Technically” the Real Bitcoin

The different opinions on Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash have been well-documented across various media channels. Most people remain confident Bitcoin is the main chain, but a lot of BCH fans think things are the other way around. A new draft paper from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology claims that Bitcoin Cash is indeed the … Read more

Coincheck to Repay Hack Victims’ XEM Balances at 81 U.S. Cents Each

Major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has announced that it will reimburse the accounts of the 260,000 customers who lost XEM tokens in a recent hack at a rate of roughly 81 U.S. cents per unit. As of this writing, XEM is trading for approximately 89 U.S. cents, having recovered slightly from its dip in the … Read more