Bitcoin – A Long Way From an Everyday Currency: Expert Blog
Bitcoin was created as a payment system, but fails to become one. Arthur Iinuma discusses the future of still the main cryptocurrency #EXPERT BLOG Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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Trading Tip `The Wall´ – Did Ripple Almost Dethrone Bitcoin “Using This One Simple Trick”?
2017 was the year cryptocurrency speculation went mainstream, which is something many bitcoiners have been yearning to happen for years. But going mainstream means that the market is no longer dominated by cryptocurrency enthusiasts, and until Wall Street steps in, we’re simply going to have to accept that mainstream speculators with little knowledge of cryptocurrencies … Read more
The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 4: What Do You Have to Hide? Everything! (Part 1)
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2: The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 4: When Privacy Is Criminalized. Only Criminals Will Be Private by Wendy McElroy What Do You Have to Hide? Everything! (Chapter 4, Part 1) I grew up with the understanding that the world I lived in was one where … Read more
Cryptocurrency Valuations Have Created Very Wealthy Founders
Bitcoin has been on a tear for well over a year now, but a few other cryptocurrencies have increased in value far more than BTC. This past week the two digital assets ripple (XRP) and ethereum (ETH) have spiked in value exponentially, making the founders of these projects some of the wealthiest men in the … Read more
Bitconnect Slapped with Securities Emergency Cease and Desist Order
On Thursday the Texas Securities Commissioner (TSC) signed an Emergency Cease and Desist Order to stop Bitconnect from operating. The mysterious company is a popular bitcoin lending platform with a 4.1 billion USD market capitalization, and is long accused of being a scam. Also read: African Central Banks Told to Ditch Dollar and Buy Bitcoin … Read more
Happy Birthday Bitcoin, and Don’t Forget About Cypherpunks – Keiser
It’s been nine years since the Bitcoin genesis block was mined, but the underlying technology has over 40 years of history behind it. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
We’ve Come A Long Way – Bitcoin Block Zero Was Born Nine Years Ago Today
On this day nine years ago, quietly, bitcoin and its blockchain network were birthed with block zero, the Genesis Block. Without government permission or wealthy backers, it has generated a quarter trillion in value. In combination with the resultant industry it spawned, comprising thousands of alternatives, cryptocurrency is a seven hundred billion dollar market. Nearly … Read more
Forks in the Road: 2017 Bitcoin Forks
2017 saw massive highs for Bitcoin, but it also saw a number of hard forks from the original Blockchain. #NEW YEAR SPECIAL Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 3: Exchanges – Exchanging Liberty for Convenience? (Part 6)
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 1 : The Trusted Third Party Problem Chapter 3: Trying to Undo Satoshi by Wendy McElroy Exchanges – Exchanging Liberty for Convenience? (Chapter 3, Part 6) The best “TTP” of all is one that does not exist, but the necessity for which has been eliminated by … Read more
What the Fork? New SegWit2x Launches With Massive Premine, Unknown Development Team
It’s SegWit2x, but not the original SegWit2x. This version has virtually unknown “developers” who stand to profit from a vast premine. Oh, and they think they can “unlock” Satoshi’s coins. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico