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New CoinMetrics Research: Energy Use Comparison with Crypto and Auto Industry is a Perspective Shifter

The environmental impact that cryptocurrency has had on the world has been researched through the years to a certain extent. Much of the attention has previously been on the toll that mining takes, though a researcher for CoinMetrics wanted to take a broader approach, finding out how the impact of the auto industry on the […] дальше »

2019-4-16 02:22


Electric Coin Company’s Zcash Cryptocurrency is Striving for ‘Ambitious’ Upgrades

Electronic Coin Company’s CEO Zooko Wilcox, who is also the mastermind behind cryptocurrency zcash, shared his vision for the latter during a conversation with RadicalxChange conference. He stated, “We’ve been working on zcash for about five years and I expect it will take five more before it reaches the level of flourishing that has been […] дальше »

2019-4-12 18:16


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Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem

Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »

2019-3-23 17:29


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Op Ed: Defining Decentralization: How Ambiguity Continues to Divide Crypto

There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology. дальше »

2019-3-1 19:43


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Financial bigwigs are still shitting on Bitcoin

For years, financial bigwigs have criticized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, while often lauding its underlying blockchain technology. At times, their negative comments about cryptocurrency have been followed by their institution’s active interest in decentralized ledger technology – with some going as far as filing cryptocurrency-related patents and launching blockchain-based pilots. дальше »

2019-2-27 12:11


Walmart’s Latest Amazon-Slaying Strategy: Firing Disabled Workers

There’s something off-putting about a multi-billion dollar company like Walmart doing away with jobs primarily filled by people with disabilities. More than two years ago, the world’s largest retailer began replacing its greeters with so-called “customer hosts on a trial basis, and now the company plans to take the new initiative nationwide. дальше »

2019-2-27 01:46