Archaeologists Argue Micronesian Stone Money Comprises Bitcoin Predecessor

Archaeologists are arguing that a pre-modern stone money used by Micronesian islanders resembles a precursor to bitcoin and distributed ledger technology. Also Read: Largest Cannabis Community Market in Israel to Accept Bitcoin Payments Archaeologists Highlight Similarities Between Micronesian Stone Money and Bitcoin Scott Fitzpatrick, an archaeologist at the University of Oregon in Eugene, has argued that … Read more

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.” Also Read: Major Bitcoin ETF Rejected by … Read more

Top 3 Companies Using Blockchain in the Solar Energy Space

Blockchain technology is here to stay, and it’s going to make the world a better place. At least, that’s the general consensus in the crypto community and slowly (but surely) the wider public as well. We might not know exactly how or when, but blockchain tech is on course to change all our lives. With … Read more

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps From Play Store

In the Google’s latest move against virtual currencies, cryptocurrency mining apps have been banned from the Google Play Store. Despite the ban, Google has indicated that it will continue to permit mining apps that mine for cryptocurrency from outside of a device, such as cloud-based mining. Also Read: Exchanges Round-Up: CME Volume Doubles Q2, Lawyer Predicts … Read more

You Can Become a Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda for Less Than 13 BTC

The parliament of Antigua and Barbuda has amended the country’s Citizenship by Investment Programme Act to accept payments in the form of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. With Antigua and Barbuda’s citizenship by way of investment into its National Development Fund having been reduced to a cost of $100,000 USD last year, the price of citizenship … Read more

Coinbase Flexes Political Muscle, Beating While Joining Them

Widespread reporting revealed the United States’ largest cryptocurrency bank, Coinbase, has formed a political action committee (PAC). This is the debate. Is onboarding broader sectors, mainstream folks, coming at too grave a cost? Is crypto’s philosophical soul worth greater adoption? One company is threading between those tensions, siding on the venial sin of being in … Read more

Castbox Uses Blockchain to Help People Find Podcasts On Anything, Anywhere

Podcasts are great for helping people learn new things, connect to new subject matter, and access perspectives otherwise difficult to find. Yet not all podcasts are available to everyone. CastBox aims to change that. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Podcasts Were Not Always Easy To Find Podcasts are supposedly easy to find. Just go onto Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud … Read more