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Mexican Startup Wants to Support Venezuelans With $1 Million Crypto Airdrop
Mexican startup Airtm will launch a campaign to raise donations for Venezuelans, a country whose poor monetary policies have plagued it with hyperinflation. Called the AirdropVenezuela. дальше »
2018-11-28 19:29 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF OS, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-19 04:39 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF Labs, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-20 04:39 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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Coinbase Just Added Its First Stablecoin
Coinbase is integrating its first stablecoin, joining other top exchanges in what has become a listing race to add Tether’s rising competitors. As detailed in an October 23, 2018, blog post, Coinbase has added support for Circle’s USD Coin (USDC). дальше »
2018-10-24 20:14 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Crypterium to Allow Its Users to Shop on eBay, Refill PayPal and Bank Accounts With Cryptocurrencies
In recent months, reports have emerged stating that PayPal, the leading online payments provider may be making a move in favor of cryptocurrencies. This has been echoed by PayPal’s previous business companion eBay. дальше »
2018-10-22 21:06 | |
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Cryptos Gain Adoption Amid Venezuela’s Economic Turmoil
Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December. дальше »
2018-10-10 22:30 | |
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Bitcoin Developer Recommends Credit Card Payments Over Bitcoin
Usually, project developers are expected to promote their work as the best alternative to the competition. However, in the name of transparency, Bitcoin developer Jimmy Song tweeted that it is “more rational” to use your credit card first and pay it off with BTC: If you want to use Bitcoin as a method of payment,… The post Bitcoin Developer Recommends Credit Card Payments Over Bitcoin appeared first on UNHASHED. дальше »
2018-10-9 20:36 | |
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Op Ed: Why Your Financial Advisor Won't Talk to You About Bitcoin
Bitcoin is in the news, and we’ve all seen the stories about early investors who’ve made millions and driven away in new lambos. So it’s only natural that people who haven’t invested already are wondering if they should. дальше »
2018-9-21 19:18 | |
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5 Reasons Graft Will Bring Cryptocurrency Payments to Retailers Globally
Bringing cryptocurrency payments to retailers and the masses remains a very difficult task. Graft is looking to solve this problem through its universal payment blockchain. It is capable of providing an alternative payment processing network bringing cryptocurrencies to the point of sale. дальше »
2018-9-16 21:00 | |
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Iran Confers ‘Industry’ Status Upon Crypto Mining Activities
Iran’s defiance of the US sanctions and its entry into alternative financial systems is creating inroads for cryptocurrencies. After being sidelined from the Belgium-based global banking and finance system SWIFT, the country is left with few options to handle payments and remittances internationally. дальше »
2018-9-6 16:59 | |
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Kiev’s Bessarabsky Market Accepts Cryptocurrencies for Groceries
Bessarabsky market, a landmark of Ukraine’s capital, is introducing crypto payments. Fruits and vegetables are already sold for a number of cryptocurrencies including bitcoin cash (BCH). The initiative to offer the alternative payment option aims to show how simple it is to use cryptocurrency in everyday life. дальше »
2018-9-1 00:30 | |
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Layer 1 Should Be Innovative in the Short Term but Less in the Long Term
One of the key tradeoffs in blockchain design is whether to build more functionality into base-layer blockchains themselves (“layer 1”), or to build it into protocols that live on top of the blockchain, and can be created and modified without changing the blockchain itself (“layer 2”). дальше »
2018-8-28 04:03 | |
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DJ Who “Turned Down Wall St.” Is On a Quest to Decentralize Music Festivals
Independent DJ Justin Blau (known on stage as 3LAU) didn’t exactly stumble into the cryptocurrency industry — to say so would misrepresent how much thought he’s put into his blockchain-based event network, Our Music Festival (OMF). дальше »
2018-8-8 19:23 | |
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CheapAir Says Goodbye to Coinbase, Hello to BTCPayServer
Online travel agency CheapAir. com has announced it is no longer working with Coinbase to process its customers’ bitcoin payments. In Coinbase's stead, the company has turned to BTCPayServer, an open-source bitcoin payment processor. дальше »
2018-7-19 02:28 | |
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Which Uses Are Most Important For Cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrency has an awful lot of uses, far more than it’s FIAT rivals. Of course, part of this is down to the power of the blockchain and whilst (for example) both crypto and FIAT can be used to make cross border payments, the crypto alternative is so superior that in reality, the idea of a FIAT cross border transfer cannot be considered as a part of even the same league. дальше »
2018-7-2 18:30 | |
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On Radical Markets
Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets, which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “political economy” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect. дальше »
2018-7-21 04:03 | |
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