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Ethereum Price Watch: Stagnating Financial Trend Observed For Premier Digital Asset During Last 5 Days

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At press time, Ether, the world’s second most sought after crypto asset after Bitcoin, is trading at a price point of $211.85. As can be seen from the chart below, the premier digital token has continued to hover around the $210 region for more than 72-hours— a stagnating trend which many crypto experts find alarming. … Read more

Mischief-Maker Promises to Livestream a 51% Altcoin Attack

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“On Oct 13, 3:00 CDT I will be doing a 51% attack against the cryptocurrency Einsteinium,” began the call-to-arms. As promises go, this one was as bold as it was brazen. The anonymous attacker has promised to assume majority hashrate control of an altcoin to demonstrate how easy the process is. As proof, they’ve not … Read more

Proof-of-Stake is a Rebranded Version of the Old Financial System

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Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of projects, both public and private, that are attempting to create a next-generation blockchain or something better than Satoshi’s Bitcoin. A great majority of these projects have condemned proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies because they think they waste resources, and many of these new blockchains have chosen to … Read more

New Study Highlights the Many Positives of Bitcoin Mining

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It’s become fashionable in public circles to bash Bitcoin on account of its energy consumption. Virtually every week, mainstream media (MSM) attacks bitcoin mining, painting alarmist pictures of a planet burning due to the ‘wasteful’ design of Proof of Work. The reality is less cut-and-dried. Bitcoin’s defenders have been hitting back lately, with one new … Read more