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Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

2018-9-13 18:07


Institutional Investor Money is Still Very Interested in Crypto Innovations

The cryptocurrency markets crashed once again in the past few days, with prices of top coins plummeting on Wednesday. The bear trend closely followed news released by Goldman Sachs that the major money managing company would be postponing its plans to create a new trading desk for cryptocurrencies. The initial announcement that the potential trading […] дальше »

2018-9-7 06:33


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ShapeShift To Require Membership Amid Regulatory Concerns

ShapeShift is launching a new membership program that will become mandatory later this year, the company announced today on its website. The Switzerland-based cryptocurrency platform is ending its “exchange without accounts” policy that enables individuals to privately trade Bitcoins, Ethereum and other digital coins with anonymous counterparties located anywhere in the world. дальше »

2018-9-5 01:30


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Bitmain Crypto Miner “Antminer S9 Hydro” Launches with a Water Cooling System

Bitmain's New Antminer S9 Hydro Launched Bitmain launched the Antminer S9 Hydro earlier this month as a flagship product on its new water cooling mining machines. The Antminer S9 Hydro comes with the SHA -256 algorithm allowing users to mine compatible coins such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The device aims at providing […] дальше »

2018-8-23 22:31


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New Venezuela Bolivar A ‘Scam On Top Of Another Scam,’ Says Media

The government of Venezuela pegging its national currency to cryptocurrency Petro and relaunching is a “bigger stunt” than 1920’s Germany during hyperinflation. Scam Me Once… That’s according to a scathing report in Wired August 22, which cites a number of cryptocurrency industry sources describing the country’s latest bid to stabilize its economy as “pure nonsense” and a “smoke curtain. дальше »

2018-8-23 04:00