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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


U.S. Congressman Calls for Cryptocurrency Probe Following Mueller Indictment

A United States Congressman has called for a holistic cryptocurrency probe based on the recent revelation that Bitcoin was used by Russian operatives who meddled in the 2016 presidential elections. This is the latest in a line of regulatory measures by the country’s Congress concerning the emerging cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin Played a Role in the […] дальше »

2018-7-19 09:35


‘Blockchain Island’ Malta to Install Bitcoin ATMs

Malta continues to serve as the world’s center for blockchain innovation following an announcement today that brand new two-way Bitcoin ATMs will be installed throughout the island. The new ATMs have been created by a company called MoonZebra in collaboration with ‘digital nomad and self-confessed Bitcoin maximalist’ Leon Siegmund. Siegmend is famously known as one […] дальше »

2018-7-15 06:11


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Bitcoin – Great News is Terrible News and That’s Awful for Bitcoin – Yahoo Finance

Bitcoin fell by 0.47% on Friday, following a 2.12% slide on Thursday, to end the week down 7.27% at $6,219.6. Following Thursday’s late in the day recovery, Bitcoin moved within relatively tight ranges through the morning and early afternoon on Friday, with a morning low $6,220 and mid-day high $6,286.8 leaving the day’s major support дальше »

2018-7-14 22:25


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Bitcoin price statistics manipulated by Tether in 2017

In practice, just as Bitcoin, all the Tether transaction chain or ledger is public and can be accessed through https://www.omniexplorer.info. In the following plot I show the Tether printing events (gray vertical bars) corresponding from March 2017 to July 2018, together with the cumulative printed Tether in red, the Bitcoin price evolution and the Bitfinex/Tether дальше »

2018-7-13 06:19


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Chinese Yuan’s Usage in Bitcoin Transactions Falls Dramatically After Regulatory Crackdown

A report from the Chinese news agency, Xinhua, has revealed that the Chinese Yuan’s share of bitcoin transactions has fallen dramatically following the Chinese government’s decision to impose a series of bans and restrictions on cryptocurrency trading and ICO fundraising in the world’s second largest economy. дальше »

2018-7-12 11:00


U.S. Regulatory Clarity Should Aid New Bitcoin ETF Application

In the U. S. , another application has been made for a Bitcoin ETF by CBOE Global Markets following previous applications by other companies that were rejected because the market is ‘unregulated. ’ Now that the SEC has clarified that Bitcoin and Ethereum are not to be regulated as securities, this application is more likely to succeed and. дальше »

2018-7-7 17:00


Cryptocurrency Becomes More Legitimate in Thailand Following New Laws

Cryptocurrency’s legal status in Thailand becomes clearer following new laws that make digital assets and currencies more legitimate. Thailand’s Digital Assets Business Decree defines cryptocurrency as a medium for exchanging “goods, services or any other rights, or to be exchanged for other digital assets, as well as other electronic data specified by the Securities and […] Cryptocurrency Becomes More Legitimate in Thailand Following New Laws was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-7-4 08:29