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Bitcoin and gold: Risk versus resilience in the 21st century

When considering a safe-haven asset it is important to ascertain what we are protecting against. Known high-probability risks within a system, or low-probability high-consequence systemic risks that interconnected with other systems? Intelligent investors should consider the difference between risk and resilience, and look at the market from a systems perspective. дальше »

2020-1-6 14:01


Difference of Libra and Crypto Noted In Congress as Bitcoin Gets Clear Distinction from Facebook’s Coin

Deliberations in Congress about Facebook’s Libra have shown that Congress may have a grasp of crypto and what it entails. During the hearing where Facebook was represented by its executive David Marcus, legislators made it a point to differentiate between cryptocurrency projects that are currently in existence and the project Facebook proposes to launch. One […] дальше »

2019-7-23 18:37


Libra is Not Bitcoin, CoinShares Exec Testifies Before US Congress

Facebook cryptocurrency Libra is an imitator of Bitcoin, Meltem Demirors of CoinShares testified before the US Congress on Wednesday. The chief strategy officer appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to explain the difference between Bitcoin and thousands of cryptocurrency projects that takes inspirations from it. дальше »

2019-7-18 16:00


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Congressman Warren Davidson Suggests Libra is a Sh*tcoin

On Wednesday, Representative Warren Davidson suggested that Facebook Libra’s lack of decentralization placed it in the same category as other run of the mill sh*tcoins. Libra is Not a Cryptocurrency Events took a somewhat unexpected twist during today’s congressional hearing on the potential impacts of Facebook’s new Libra cryptocurrency. дальше »

2019-7-18 09:34


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


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Cryptocurrency and Cannabis: Risky Investments with a Twist

While classifying investments based on growth potential and risks, investors tend to cluster cryptocurrency, cannabis, and biotech together. While cryptocurrency has several more dimensions of risk, Rob Wertheimer of Melius Research gave a strong point of difference between cannabis and cryptocurrency in an interview with Yahoo Finance, June 11, 2019. дальше »

2019-6-12 17:00


The Difference Between Bitcoin And Gold: A Look At The Kings Of Value Storage

The Difference Between Bitcoin And Gold Both bitcoin and gold are forms of investment, but each has its own qualities and benefits for an investment portfolio. The most notable difference, of course, is that unlike gold which is a tangible asset, bitcoin and other altcoins are intangibles that have a positive money flow. They are […] дальше »

2019-5-10 22:29


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Xbox enshrines wholesome ‘trash talk’ in its community standards

Microsoft changed the wording of its standards, explicitly banning offensive trash talk on its services and offering less crass alternatives. It sounds hokey at first — the examples of player banter sound so calculatedly good-natured they’ll make your teeth ache at first glance — but considering how often players can’t seem to tell the difference between trash talk and harassment, it’s an instruction some will need. дальше »

2019-5-3 00:49


The difference between good and bad PR is a simple ‘no’

We all have an intrinsic human trait where we think that it’s all black or white, do or do not, kill or be killed — and when talking shop about PR — pushing an announcement, or not. Perhaps owing to the high-paced nature of the startup industry and a not-so-healthy dose of “hustle porn,” executives tend to approach PR with a quantity over quality mindset when it comes to perceived value. дальше »

2019-4-22 12:30