2021-10-13 18:00 |
How Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin project married the concepts of digital cash and digital gold and how pioneering cryptographer Adam Back continues the work of making it a better tool for freedom. origin »
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PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said digital currencies are set to go mainstream as more merchants take a “digital first” approach to payments, which means cash is on the way out. “The entire world is going to come into digital first,” Schulman said at the Web Summit conference on Wednesday.
2020-12-4 21:54 | |
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Pioneering cryptographer Hal Finney saw the need for an untraceable form of digital cash, and his work ultimately fostered the creation of Bitcoin. The post The Genesis Files: How Hal Finney’s Quest For Digital Cash Led To RPOW (And More) appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2020-8-28 18:11 | |
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A new report from Deutsche Bank Research, Digital Currencies: the Ultimate Hard Power Tool, predicts that cash payments will remain for decades, but the emergence of digital payments “will lead to the death of the plastic card.
2020-1-29 10:25 | |
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Cash is unlikely to disappear anytime soon despite the decline of its use as a payment method and the surge of digital currencies, Germany’s largest bank believes
2020-1-28 00:53 | |
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Researchers at Deutsche Bank say cash will not become obsolete in the near future even with the growing pivot towards cryptos and other forms of digital currencies. Crypto Hasn’t Accelerated the End of the Cash Era In a January 2020 report published by Deutsche Bank researchers argued that despite the popularity of cryptos and the apparent war on cash payments by some countries, the end of the cash era isn’t near.
2020-1-27 17:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency transactions in Ukraine will be strictly monitored by the state, although the country’s finance minister admits that it’s not digital coins but fiat cash that criminals and corrupt officials are more likely to use.
2020-1-27 17:00 | |
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Digital cash was the original use case for bitcoin, and it remains the primary one for bitcoin cash (BCH) today. The ability to send funds anywhere in the world quickly and cheaply has made bitcoin cash a popular choice for online casino players.
2020-1-27 14:00 | |
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Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, said on Saturday that virtual currency can be useful especially when cash transactions are decreasing in various nations, however, it should be the prerogative of central banks to issue it and not private firms, Reuters reports.
2020-1-26 19:48 | |
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The latest research on “The Future of Payments,” by Deutsche Bank titled “Part I. Cash: the Dinosaur Will Survive … For Now,” talks about the existence of cash even though there would be a transition to the digital payments.
2020-1-26 22:39 | |
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According to a recent survey by Deutsche Bank, digital payments, including cryptocurrencies, would see rapid growth over the next ten years. However, the same report also asserted that cash would neveThe post Bitcoin not as popular as cash in the U.
2020-1-25 15:30 | |
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Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead.
2020-1-24 15:00 | |
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Central banks representing a fifth of the world’s population say they’re likely to issue a “Central Bank Digital Currency” in the next three years, according to an official survey. According to a survey on CBDCs published by the Bank of International Settlements on Jan.
2020-1-24 03:44 | |
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A group of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) miners are coming together to ensure interest in the cryptocurrency and that it remains a “strong and vibrant” digital asset. Bitcoin Jesus turned Bitcoin Cash proponent Roger Ver along with Antpool’s Jihan Wu, BTC.
2020-1-23 20:11 | |
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Back in October 2019, when J. Christopher Giancarlo, former CFTC Chairman, wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal that proposed blockchain-based digital cash to tackle the issue of the declining UThe post Digital dollar not derivative of fiat; will be backed like legal tender appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-22 12:00 | |
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Consistently among the top digital assets in the world by market cap, Bitcoin Cash is accepted by most crypto service providers and the list just keeps growing. The latest platform to add BCH support is the popular crypto wallet with over 10 million downloads, Imtoken.
2020-1-21 16:20 | |
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Property firm RFR Holdings accepted a 20 percent stake of the purchasing price in digital securities based on ethereum tech.
2020-1-16 18:19 | |
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Search online for ‘possible creators of Bitcoin’ and Bit Gold creator Nick Szabo will always appear near the top of the list. His long history in the cypherpunk space, his writings on money, digital cash, and smart contracts, and some facts about his past have often been used to create a compelling picture that he […] The post Why Nick Szabo Probably Isn’t Satoshi appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-1-2 16:50 | |
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A new report by Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, suggests that blockchain-powered digital currencies could replace cash payments within the next decade. The report says that fiat currency as we know it today may soon give way to new alternatives.
2019-12-17 14:05 | |
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Uphold users have gained access to loans from Salt Lending using crypto holdings such as bitcoin cash (BCH) as collateral. The digital money platform has more than 1. 5 million users globally and has powered over $5 billion in transactions.
2019-12-16 06:09 | |
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Dash is a fork of Bitcoin born in 2014 that aims to improve its scalability and privacy. Dash is the abbreviation for Digital Cash, in fact, the goal of the project is precisely to become the most widely used form of digital payment in the world.
2019-12-14 20:00 | |
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Bakkt, the Bitcoin (BTC) trading platform geared toward institutional investors on December 9, 2019, announced that it had launched two new digital currency products – Bakkt Bitcoin Monthly Options, and Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) Cash Settled Futures.
2019-12-10 00:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash community members are able to borrow against their favorite digital asset in more than 40 fiat currencies across more than 200 jurisdictions. This is thanks to Nexo which now offers BCH Instant Crypto Credit Lines with one of the lowest annual percentage rates in the industry.
2019-12-10 22:30 | |
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Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund (a professional Cayman Islands investment fund) has secured 3,547,437,988 LFE Cash tokens for its flagship digital asset fund that has been launched this week. The post Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund Locks Over 85% of LFE Cash Tokens appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-12-7 21:30 | |
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Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund (a professional Cayman Islands investment fund) has secured 3,547,437,988 LFE Cash tokens for its flagship digital asset fund that has been launched this week. The deal itself was completed by its parent group Fortune Star Investments Ltd way back at the LFE ITO closing.
2019-12-7 13:00 | |
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A digital currency could be used by the European Central Bank (ECB) in order to improve payments around the world. According to a document released by the ECB, adoption of this digital asset could be accelerated due to the lower cash usage in several countries.
2019-12-5 22:12 | |
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With the benefits of ‘going cashless’ repeated endlessly in the media and Fintech circles there seems to be an assumption that just by making digital financial services available, cash automatically becomes obsolete.
2019-12-3 14:41 | |
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It was recently reported that digital assets trading platform DX Exchange ceased operations and was looking for a way to exit the market via a merger or a sale. New details from Israel show that the exchange reportedly didn’t even have the cash flow to pay its suppliers and employees.
2019-11-26 14:15 | |
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In the wake of recent price movements, doubts are beginning to crop up more and more around BTC maximalist circles. As focus shifts from Satoshi’s founding vision of the coin as cash to a mere digital gold to be saved and “cashed out” later, valid questions are indeed raised.
2019-11-26 11:15 | |
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The best use for any currency would be to spend it on things you need or even better, enjoy. And spending has to be easy and inexpensive too. Bitcoin cash has these characteristics and brings them to the digital money world.
2019-11-21 11:50 | |
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Online gaming is a big global industry and one that had a major role in the early adoption of cryptocurrency. Bitcoin. com has long offered a platform for players to use their digital assets on classic games and recently it greatly expanded the scope of options available.
2019-11-20 20:45 | |
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China is rolling out the red carpet for their cryptocurrency. In what could be a classic case of "Find and Replace," China is beginning phase 1 of its implementation of the digital yuan. In July, tThe post Crypto for Cash: China begins Phase 1 of Digital yuan roll-out appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-15 10:00 | |
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The central bank of China will pilot a restriction on large-scale cash transactions, possibly paving the way for its upcoming digital Renminbi
2019-11-15 05:10 | |
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The Bitcoin. com Wallet has now achieved a major milestone with over 5 million wallets created since the app launched just a little over two years ago. An upcoming version of the digital wallet app will add SLP token support and additional features.
2019-11-14 13:00 | |
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During the last few years, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have explored blogging and content publishing websites that are powered by digital currencies. Recently, two new publishing websites that utilize cryptocurrencies have been gathering traction.
2019-11-13 19:15 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is the first major central bank to hint at issuing its own digital currency. Consumers fear an end to the anonymity of cash, but officials say that their goal is ‘controllable anonymity’.
2019-11-13 09:32 | |
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China says digital currency won’t oust cash
2019-11-12 10:33 | |
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Getting into the Bitcoin world is by default easy and it doesn’t have to cost you anything. All you need to do to get started is to install a cryptocurrency wallet and load it with some digital cash.
2019-11-10 15:30 | |
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With all the talk about investing in digital assets new people to the scene might not know that cryptocurrency is still being used as peer-to-peer electronic cash as it was intended. The latest video from Bitcoin.
2019-11-6 16:00 | |
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Just recently the web portal Bitcoinbch. com reported that the number of bitcoin cash (BCH) Australian retail transactions throughout the month of September outshined every other digital currency by a wide margin.
2019-11-6 07:30 | |
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The universe of currencies or cash is Evolving. The beginning of computerized and digital innovative systems brought another method for a financial transaction without the need for executing with genuine cash nor the need to consult with the bank.
2019-11-5 08:08 | |
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Unlocking real-world use cases for cryptocurrencies, tokens, and digital assets remains one of the more pressing problems. Eleven years since the creation of Bitcoin, this digital form of money is still not used as a cash or card replacement.
2019-11-1 02:45 | |
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Getting at least partially paid with cryptocurrency is a great way to enter the digital asset market without having to do any trading. If you are looking to earn your favorite crypto asset, Bitwage now allows American, European and British companies to pay workers in bitcoin cash following demand for more payment options.
2019-10-31 15:30 | |
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Uber, no stranger to cryptocurrency thanks to its Libra Association membership, has announced a deeper dive into digital cash with a new financial service called Uber Money. Though their direction is clear, there is no mention of the word cryptocurrency anywhere in the announcement.
2019-10-31 11:18 | |
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The Bahamas’ central bank is planning to release a national fiat digital currency to ensure the economy’s resilience in the event of a natural disaster
2019-10-26 03:47 | |
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The digital asset IRA company will offer interest on cryptocurrency and cash holdings that customers want to lend out.
2019-10-22 15:00 | |
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In a press release issued on October 21, 2019, Bitcoin IRA, a firm that claims to be the world’s first, largest and most secure digital asset IRA technology company, announced that it had partnered with cryptocurrency trading and lending firm Genesis to allow its clients to earn interest on crypto and cash holdings.
2019-10-22 09:00 | |
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Bitcoin. com has announced the acquisition of blockchain startup O3 Labs, the Tokyo-based software company that specializes in developing gateways to the digital economy. The deal will see O3 absorbed into Bitcoin.
2019-10-21 16:15 | |
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According to multiple reports, Bitcoin. com, a cryptocurrency firm backed by Bitcoin Cash proponent, Roger Ver, acquired O3 Labs, a blockchain development startup. O3 Labs, which is based out of Tokyo, Japan, offers a virtual asset wallet along with the developer’s assistance via a digital application programming interface.
2019-10-21 12:54 | |
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eToro’s new TheTIE-LongOnly CopyPortfolio attempts to collapse the entire crypto sentiment of Twitter users into an automatically rebalancing basket fund—and that might be a big problem. Currently, the TheTIE-LongOnly CopyPortfolio algorithm automatically invests in a selection of up to 13 different digital assets, these are: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, IOTA, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), NEO, […] The post eToro’s Twitter-Based Cryptocurrency Trading Strategy Could Be Ruined by Artificial Intelligence appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2019-10-19 02:17 | |
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From South Africa to Kenya to Ghana, Africans are using Bitcoin to better their lives — and they aren’t asking anyone’s permission as they do so.
Reviewing developments in 2024 as Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) and 25 privately owned bitcoin miners in Ethiopia contribute 600 MW of energy to the bitcoin network.
A look at how Bitcoin complies with Islamic law regarding finance and money.
Kamala Harris’s rejection of Bitcoin deprives a vital resource to those in need globally, while Trump’s ‘Number Go Up” approach, may jeopardize America's core humanitarian values, like the refugee resettlement program, and ignore Bitcoin’s potential to aid vulnerable populations globally.
Bitcoin faces a one-of-a-kind leadership problem.
The following is an excerpt from The Satoshi Papers, an open debate on money, state, and society in a Bitcoin world, edited by Natalie Smolenski.
Usually, buying Bitcoin is a joyful process. I’d have the satisfaction of picking up at least a bitcent.