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‘Shut Down the Cryptocurrencies,’ Says Nobel Prize Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz

Despite the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, there are some people – experts in their fields – who believe that cryptocurrencies are not good enough and should be banned. The latest person to join this school of thought is Joseph Eugen Stiglitz, a recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics and a Professor at Columbia […] ‘Shut Down the Cryptocurrencies,’ Says Nobel Prize Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Tech, Privacy, Bitcoin & Blockchain | Blokt. дальше »

2019-5-7 14:29


Binance accused of money laundering for ‘terror groups’ and market manipulation by BSV spearhead Calvin Ayre

If anyone thought the Binance-Bitcoin SV saga was veering to a close, you’ll have to think again. Two weeks after the largest exchange delisted the five-month-old Bitcoin Cash [BCH] hard fork, one of the main spearheads of the BSV camp has lodged a slew of accusations against the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. дальше »

2019-4-29 13:00


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A Putin-opposing politician has raised more than $3M in Bitcoin

Despite a recent survey showing that most Russians actually know very little about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, it appears that one politician is a little more au fait with the technology. The man who is thought to be Vladimir Putin‘s main opponent, Alexei Navalny, has received over $3 million (591 BTC) worth of donations in Bitcoin over the last three years, CoinDesk reports. дальше »

2019-4-24 11:56


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Sweden Changed Its Official Currency To Bitcoin (For 30 Minutes)

Hackers convinced Twitter to give them control of the account for Sweden’s ruling political party – then used it to change the country’s official currency to Bitcoin. Swedish Government: ‘Time To Buy’ Bitcoin Speaking in an interview with local news outlet Trijo, one of the five hackers involved in the stunt this week said he did it because he thought socialism “was wrong. дальше »

2019-4-17 15:00


Bitcoin Money Launderer Gets Prison Sentence After Dealing with Ill-Gotten Cryptocurrency Gains

One of the biggest concerns for crypto opponents is the way that money laundering is proving to be a use case for cryptocurrency. However, the silver lining of this problem is that the blockchain allows investigators to follow along with certain transactions with enough skill. While one Danish man thought he could get away with […] дальше »

2019-4-9 01:32


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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


Governments Exploit Christchurch Tragedy to Enforce Censorship and Thought Policing

No sooner had the victims of the Christchurch attack fallen than governments were clamoring to mine the tragedy for political capital. Despite the shooting having been live streamed on Facebook, antipodean officials have directed their ire against fringe websites in a desperate bid to control the narrative and criminalize curious civilians. дальше »

2019-3-19 22:05


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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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Living on Bitcoin for a Week in San Francisco

When I decided, maybe against my better judgement, to live on bitcoin for a week, the plan was met by a combination of cautions and jokes from friends and loved ones: “Just don’t starve,” “Well, it’s the New Year, a perfect time to start a new diet,” “Will you be able to eat?”, “Have you really thought about it?”I had “really” thought about it and it seemed not only sensible but necessary. дальше »

2019-2-5 23:06


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Report: Trading Volume on Decentralized Exchanges At All Time Low

According to a report by blockchain intelligence firm Diar, published January 28, 2019, the US dollar trading volume in decentralized exchanges (DEXs) has hit an all-time low. This comes at a time when the nascent industry’s thought leaders are pushing for a major transition from centralized exchange platforms to decentralized ones. дальше »

2019-1-29 20:00


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Simon Dixon Reflects on the 10th Anniversary of Bitcoin

With the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin’s launch under the industry’s belt, it’s hard to believe how far the space has traveled in that time. Bitcoin Magazine has asked a number of long-time members of the space to reflect on their experiences, and published author Simon Dixon spoke with us about some of his observations over the years. дальше »

2019-1-26 01:44