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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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Warren Buffet and Nouriel Roubini ; Two Economists who Firmly Oppose Cryptocurrency As a Result Of Ignorance
From as far back as 2010 when Bitcoin, fondly termed “father of all cryptocurrency” was launched, the technology has been greeted with massive criticism from the general public. The transparency of Bitcoin has consistently been questioned by several top digital technology firms. дальше »
2018-10-24 15:00 | |
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The Rise of Stablecoins: Less Fun Cryptocurrency, More Viable Money
Cryptocurrency, Tether (USDT), Stablecoins–Earlier in the week EWN reported on comments by long-time Bitcoin bull and overall cryptocurrency proponent Mike Novogratz, when he expressed interest in the future of stablecoins as a viable source of digital asset. дальше »
2018-10-21 04:43 | |
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Mike Novogratz Clarifies Anti-Tether Comments, Wants FUD Stopped
The dismissal market performance of so-called stablecoin Tether should not be the reason to spread FUD against it, clarified Mike Novogratz in his tweet. The billionaire Bitcoin bull, who recently criticized USDT for misbalancing its dollar-peg, later said that he believes Tether has every dollar for every USDT. дальше »
2018-10-20 15:19 | |
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Can Nuclear Power Plants Benefit from the Bitcoin Mining Industry
There has been a great deal of criticism lately concerning bitcoin’s tendency to use more energy than a whole country. The claim is hotly disputed and some even say that it is better to use the excess energy than to waste it, which is something that bitcoin can do. But – wait a moment, while […] дальше »
2018-10-19 11:58 | |
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Newly Launched Liquid a Sidechain By Definition, Says Samson Mow
Blockstream on Wednesday announced that Liquid Network — its first Bitcoin sidechain — is now online. This announcement comes after more than a year of beta testing the sidechain on the core Bitcoin network. дальше »
2018-10-13 15:00 | |
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Newly Launched Liquid a Bitcoin Sidechain By Definition, Says Samson Mow
Blockstream on Wednesday announced that Liquid Network — its first Bitcoin sidechain — is now online. This announcement comes after more than a year of beta testing the sidechain on the core Bitcoin network. дальше »
2018-10-13 15:00 | |
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Binance Exchange to Replace Token Listing Fees With Donations
The popular Binance exchange has decide to replace its token listing fees with donations. The move follows a recent wave of strong criticism against cryptocurrency exchanges for the supposedly excessive fees they charge projects. дальше »
2018-10-8 16:20 | |
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Bitcoin Stash: Legit Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Hard Fork Cryptocurrency?
Bitcoinstash Review The token that started it all was Bitcoin. The whole world took notice of this emergent technology called blockchain, when last year 1 bitcoin was valued at over $10,000. Bitcoin, one of the defining innovations of this century, however, came under a lot of criticism for its scalability issues. To counter this, on […] дальше »
2018-10-1 01:52 | |
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Don’t Hate EU Internet Regulation – Defy It
The European Union has come in for criticism over its repeated attempts to regulate the web. Critics assert that waves of EU legislation are suppressing free expression, impairing the user experience and, most heinously, “killing memes”. дальше »
2018-9-16 19:28 | |
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New Mining Manufacturer Linzhi Announces Ethereum ASIC Miner
Chen Min, the former chief chip maker at Bitcoin mining chip developer Canaan Creative, is turning her attention to Ethereum. Announcing her venture at the Ethereum Classic Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Chen’s new company, Linzhi, will focus on building cryptocurrency mining devices, and its first official products are a series of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners designed specifically for Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. дальше »
2018-9-15 01:22 | |
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Ethereum (ETH): Expected Price Targets And Risk Factors For 2018–19
Ethereum (ETH) has been the face of negative news and criticism over the past few weeks as investors have lost their mind over the weakness in price that we all witnessed recently. As the second largest coin in terms of market cap, when Ethereum (ETH) moves, the whole altcoin market moves with it. дальше »
2018-9-12 17:00 | |
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Bitmain’s AntPool quietly activates controversial hack for faster Bitcoin mining
It looks like one of Bitcoin’s premier mining pools, AntPool, has activated AsicBoost on its mining operations. AsicBoost purportedly increases mining efficiency by up to 20 percent, making its usage very controversial. дальше »
2018-9-6 19:10 | |
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Bitmain Lost $328 Million Buying Bitcoin Cash, According to BitMex Research
Bitmain made a bad bet on Bitcoin Cash but could still become “one of the great companies” in the cryptocurrency world, researchers from BitMEX reveal. ‘Bitmain Can Be A Legendary Crypto Company’ As part of an in-depth look into the mining giant ahead of its controversial planned initial public offering (IPO), BitMEX considered the potential for the company to recapture its former success while leveling thinly-veiled criticism at its management. дальше »
2018-8-30 22:00 | |
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Not a Done Deal: U.S. SEC “Will Review” Most Recent ETF Decisions
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission will reevaluate its recent round of bitcoin ETF rejections. This Wednesday, August 22, 2018, the SEC denied 9 ETF proposals from ProShares, GraniteShares and Direxion in three separate orders. дальше »
2018-8-24 01:16 | |
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Ripple Believes Its Cryptocurrency is More Decentralized Than Bitcoin
Ripple Labs, Inc is big on decentralization right now. Stung by criticism that XRP is a centralized currency, and the very real risk that an ongoing lawsuit could see it ruled a security, Ripple has been on the offensive. дальше »
2018-8-23 16:05 | |
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Why Bitcoin Would Probably Not Get Listed on Binance Today
If launched today, Bitcoin would likely not be listed on Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange by volume — according to its listing guidelines. Getting Your Foot in Binance’s Door Getting listed on the world’s biggest exchange is the holy grail for any coin that wants to be taken seriously. дальше »
2018-8-21 04:00 | |
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Has PayPal Failed At What Bitcoin Has Achieved?
According to reports out this week, PayPal is under criticism for its alleged failure in actually having an impact in the transformation of money usage worldwide. It seems that on the flipside, what PayPal aimed to achieve, Bitcoin thus far as done better, without really trying. дальше »
2018-8-17 11:30 | |
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Forget Satoshi, Bitcoin is Fulfilling PayPal’s Original Vision
PayPal has come in for fresh criticism as commentators renew claims the company has all but failed in its mission to transform money usage. PayPal Slips Up In Turkey In an interview with the Wall Street Journal earlier this year, CFO John Rainey had admitted Bitcoin and cryptocurrency could become “as popular as payments” in future. дальше »
2018-8-17 07:00 | |
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Nick Szabo: Bitcoin ETF ‘Might Cause More Problems Than It’s Worth’
Nick Szabo says he is “not lobbying” for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in fresh criticism of the phenomenon which many commentators claim would significantly boost prices. ‘Not Lobbying’ In a series of tweets August 12, the veteran cryptographer appeared risk-averse about an ETF gaining regulatory approval. дальше »
2018-8-14 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin Jesus continues to claim that BCH is Bitcoin
Roger Ver, the CEO of Bitcoin. com, popularly known as the Bitcoin Jesus recently tweeted that Bitcoin [BTC] supporters stand against the definition laid out in the title of its whitepaper. The statement made by him faced a lot of criticism on his social media platform. дальше »
2018-8-6 18:50 | |
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Experts Question the Security of Telegram’s New Passport Service
Security experts have called the integrity of Telegram Passport into question. The identity scheme, which launched last week, provides a KYC service for ICO applicants, with personal documents protected by end-to-end encryption. дальше »
2018-8-3 15:55 | |
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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad
Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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On Medium-of-Exchange Token Valuations
One kind of token model that has become popular among many recent token sale projects is the “network medium of exchange token”. The general pitch for this kind of token goes as follows. We, the developers, build a network, and this network allows you to do new cool stuff. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Notes on Blockchain Governance
In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Billionaire Howard Marks Says Bitcoin Has No ‘Substance’
CNBC held its eighth annual Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Wednesday, during which Howard Marks, Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital, became the latest investment billionaire to express his doubts to mainstream media about the value of Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-7-20 15:27 | |
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Citadel CEO Denies Any Interest in Bitcoin; Market Remains Entirely Unfazed
Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the Citadel hedge fund, is denying any interest in the cryptocurrency and even going so far as to call it “a solution looking for a problem. ” His ill-informed criticism comes amid a wave of positive developments in the cryptocurrency market. дальше »
2018-7-20 11:00 | |
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Billionaire Howard Marks Says Bitcoin Has No ‘Substance’
CNBC held its eighth annual Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Wednesday, during which Howard Marks, Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital, became the latest investment billionaire to express his doubts to mainstream media about the value of Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-7-19 22:00 | |
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HTC Says Blockchain Phone Exodus Will Be Released Later This Year
Computer manufacturing company HTC says it is on the verge of releasing its upcoming blockchain phone, Exodus, which was first announced in May of 2018. Chief crypto officer at HTC Phil Chen leads the company’s blockchain and cryptocurrency initiatives. дальше »
2018-7-18 19:47 | |
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3 Reasons Why Bitcoin is Programmed to Pump
Despite non-stop criticism, obituaries, and competition from altcoins, Bitcoin has undeniable advantages — ensuring that its value will keep rising for decades to come. It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on. дальше »
2018-7-18 03:00 | |
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Stronghold and IBM Collaborate to Launch FDIC-Insured Stablecoin on Stellar
Stronghold, a cryptocurrency trading platform housed by Stellar, is launching a stablecoin on its parent network’s blockchain in collaboration with IBM. Stronghold USD will be backed with “one-to-one U. дальше »
2018-7-18 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Development is a Ghost Town, GitHub Data Reveals
Bitcoin Cash continues to receive criticism of its network setup as bitPico’s “stress test” unearths what the group describes as possible “fake decentralization. ” Empty Blocks, No Activity Data harvested from GitHub repositories for both Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has caused the latest in a series of stark contrasts of network performance to surface on social media in recent weeks. дальше »
2018-7-17 03:00 | |
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Roger Ver Publishes Video Defending His Babies Are Dying Statement
Former Bitcoin proponent-turned Bitcoin Cash advocate Roger Ver has published a video in response to the criticism he received over a now famous outburst he had during a debate with Blockstream president Samson Mow. дальше »
2018-7-13 21:00 | |
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“Economic Sovereignty” Through Bitcoin: Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert
When it comes to cryptocurrency, it seems that there are always two sides of the (bit)coin. On the negative side, there’s everything that can go wrong. дальше »
2018-7-14 19:30 | |
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Ledger Live Desktop Wallet Manager Reviewed
On Monday, wallet manufacturer Ledger released its eagerly anticipated new desktop software. Ledger Live is meant to be a more reliable and user-friendly version of the Chrome app, which has come in for criticism, not least from this reviewer. дальше »
2018-7-11 02:20 | |
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Former World Bank Chief Economist: Bitcoin Will Fail as Governments Increase Regulation
Three U.S. economists offer harsh criticism of Bitcoin, claiming that it’s doomed to be “regulated into oblivion”
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Europe’s Largest ETF Trader is Moving to Crypto; Sign of a Bitcoin ETF?
Europe’s largest trader of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is moving into crypto in the face of criticism by Dutch Authorities, according to Bloomberg, opening the door for a Bitcoin ETF. This will lead the way for institutional money to turn the crypto market around and set new heights. дальше »
2018-7-7 11:11 | |
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Nocoiners: Investing in Bitcoin is Gambling, Better Go With These Stocks
Bitcoin has been an object of serious criticism across the board for a range of reasons. Most notably, though, the first and foremost cryptocurrency faces a barrage of judgment due to its price volatility. дальше »
2018-7-6 01:00 | |
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Lightning Network ‘Really Does’ Solve Bitcoin Scaling: Andreas Antonopoulos
Andreas Antonopoulos has defended the Lightning Network as an optimal Bitcoin scaling solution, saying it is “naive” to assume that its current nascent state means it will fail to scale in future. дальше »
2018-6-30 01:00 | |
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EOS Founder Wants to Scrap the Platform's Constitution, Start Anew
Daniel Larmier, the founder and technical architect of EOS, has confirmed that he wants to scrap the platform’s current constitution and build a new one. Speaking on the EOSIO Gov Telegram Channel, Larimer claimed he has doubts about the company’s current on-chain governance model and called the existing constitution “unwise. дальше »
2018-6-28 01:44 | |
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China Releases Updated Crypto Index: EOS on Top While Bitcoin Falls Out of Favor
The China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) released the second iteration of its monthly Global Public Chain Technology Evaluation Index. As part of the Ministry of Industry and Technology Information, the CCID is releasing the monthly reports on behalf of the Chinese government. дальше »
2018-6-25 21:23 | |
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Cryptocurrency Market Is A Fraud – Hotmail Co-Founder
The recent criticism made against the cryptocurrency market came from a Co-founder of Hotmail, Sabeer Bhatia. Just as many other critics who exerted strong criticisms on Bitcoin after its breakout, Bhatia believes that the cryptocurrency market looks too good to be true. дальше »
2018-6-16 21:00 | |
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Tether has once again become the source of criticism after a new study blamed it for Bitcoin price manipulation in 2017, The New York Times reports Wednesday, June 13
Tether (USDT) has once again become the source of criticism after a new study blamed it for Bitcoin price manipulation in 2017, The New York Times reports Wednesday, June 13. A paper released June 13 by John M. дальше »
2018-6-13 20:22 | |
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Jonas Schnelli: Very difficult to make Bitcoin easy for people
Jonas Schnelli speaks about his work as a Bitcoin Core Developer, making Bitcoin more user-friendly, Bitcoin software development as an open source project, dealing with disagreements and criticism, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, hard forks, Bitcoin maximalism, time horizons for cryptocurrencies, why the slow progress of Bitcoin can be a good thing, why making Bitcoin more user дальше »
2018-6-13 19:55 | |
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Chinese Cryptomining Chip Giant Bitmain Is Considering an IPO
Bitmain — the largest and most established manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining chips — is considering an IPO, or initial public offering. This could potentially open the company’s books to the world and allow the stock market to assign the company real-time value. дальше »
2018-6-11 01:34 | |
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