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BoE Explores Negative Rates; Bitcoin Is A ‘Must’ Because Fiat is a ‘Giant Ponzi Scheme’

The Bank of England (BoE) is exploring negative interest rates now and in response Sterling weakened sharply. The pound dropped 0. 7% against the dollar after the central bank’s plans “to explore how a negative Bank Rate could be implemented effectively, should the outlook for inflation and output warrant it at some point,” were revealed. дальше »

2020-9-19 19:30


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Coronavirus Prompts Fed to Slash Interest Rate – Stocks Slide, Gold Spikes, Bitcoin Uncertainty

The U. S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak economy. The last time the central bank slashed rates by leveraging an “emergency rate shift” by half a percentage point was after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008. дальше »

2020-3-4 16:20


Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »

2019-6-14 04:03


Is Bitcoin “A Hedge Against Global Instability”? Economist & Trader says “NO” But is He Right?

While Bitcoin is up over 5% touching $8,200, the world share market has snapped its seven-day winning streak as the White House took a tough stance on trade talks with China. No visible rise in US inflation meanwhile is keeping up the talks of an early cut in interest rates. Global Market Drops while Bitcoin […] дальше »

2019-6-13 23:01


How a #10YearChallenge tweet highlights Iran’s paradoxical relationship with social media

The 10-Year Challenge was the year’s first big internet fad. You remember? When people posted pictures of themselves from 2009 and 2019 in order to… well, actually, that was it. Depending on who you talk to, it was either a benign trend for people to show off how resilient their faces were against the tides of time, or a conspiracy by Facebook to improve its facial recognition tech. дальше »

2019-6-5 16:51


BNC Research: Crypto asset investment strategies in a negative inflation environment

With central banks worldwide removing cash from society in favor of Central Bank Digital Currencies, and negative interest rates turning traditional investment strategies on their head, digital assets present a compelling use case as a hedge against extraordinary global monetary policy and capital surveillance дальше »

2019-5-28 01:00


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LocalBitcoins Denies Service to Iranian Users

The popular peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network LocalBitcoins has shut down all trading operations for Iranian users. LocalBitcoins’ website offers a variety of pages for users of different nations and, as of May 24, 2019, the Iranian page displays a message that “LocalBitcoins is currently not available in your selected region,” in English only. дальше »

2019-5-25 20:14


Rising Institutional Investor Interest Entering the Space Proves Why Bitcoin Is Not A Bubble

Bitcoin (BTC) has expanded all over the world in the last few years. However, there are several critics that are against the most popular digital asset and how it operates in the market. Some experts compare Bitcoin to other bubbles such as the tulip mania a few centuries back or the dotcom bubble twenty years […] дальше »

2019-4-30 19:02


IMF Cautions Against Cash and Fiat Savings in Light of Negative Interest Rates Proposals

It seems that it is a good time to be a crypto enthusiast. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently decided to “declare war” on cash after it has proposed negative interest rates. If you want to preserve your wealth, it seems like it is the time to invest in cryptos. According to Weiss Ratings, […] дальше »

2019-4-25 01:58


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IDEX CEO: Facebook, JPMorgan Taking Interest in Crypto is Optimistic, But There’s a Catch

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have rapidly become a hot topic in the ongoing crypto bear market. NewsBTC took some time to sit down with Alex Wearn, the chief executive of AuroraDAO, the company by the popular IDEX exchange, to talk about this crypto subsector, mainstream Bitcoin adoption, and this innovation’s long-term prospects when pitted against the. дальше »

2019-4-15 17:15