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Facebook Unveils Wallet For Pseudo-Cryptocurrency ‘Libra’ – Site Crashes

Facebook has finally unveiled its cryptocurrency offering, revealing a custodial wallet and making suspicious claims about what gives it value. Facebook To ‘Make Money Better’ As Website Crashes Dubbed ‘Calibra,’ the wallet will serve Facebook’s coin, which will be known as ‘Libra’ in line with previous hints surfacing in the press in recent weeks. дальше »

2019-6-18 11:45


Give People Free Money: India’s Opposition Pledge Borrows AOC Playbook

India’s primary opposition political party, the Indian National Congress, has launched a controversial policy this week. It plans to give free money for the poorest 20 percent of the population. The policy is similar to the growing movement for Universal Basic Income (UBI), touted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang. дальше »

2019-4-9 15:25


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Anti-Bitcoin Banks Paid Over $243 Billion in Fines Since the Financial Crisis

Banks are quick to label Bitcoin the money of criminals. But banks fines since the financial crisis have totaled over $243 billion. Bitcoin fines? Zero. Isn’t it time for society to open its eyes? Banks Don’t Want to Work with Cryptocurrency Companies I tried to make a small purchase from a well-known cryptocurrency exchange earlier this week. дальше »

2019-3-28 01:00


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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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Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them

Lightning Labs, the development team working to grow the Lightning Network, just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop. Lightning Loop is designed to give users the ability to deposit and withdraw bitcoin from their payment channels (the two-way payment gateways that allow users to send and receive funds to and from each other) without closing these channels entirely. дальше »

2019-3-22 20:32


What are Watchtowers and How Do They Work? Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Latest Development

Bitcoin has always had a scalability problem. While this cryptocurrency wants to become the worldwide money of tomorrow, it currently doesn’t have the technical prowess to do so. For the entire world to be able to use Bitcoin for their everyday payments and other financial activities, Bitcoin’s blockchain will need to be able to handle […] The post What are Watchtowers and How Do They Work? Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Latest Development appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »

2019-3-4 17:53


Why farmers hold the answer to making the personal data economy work

In the consumer world, personal data has been used as a “payment” for services, whether that be a Facebook account or a grocery discount or a loyalty rewards program. If you take the Facebook example, consumers “pay” for the service by supplying data which in turn makes the company money through ads that rely on this data. дальше »

2019-3-2 16:30