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Bitcoin’s Non-Correlation Shows Risk of Diversifying Cryptocurrencies

The belief that cryptocurrencies have a correlation to traditional markets may be leading amateur investors down the wrong path putting their portfolio at risk. Cryptocurrency Not Inversely Correlated to Larger Markets There’s been plenty of discussion on whether Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are correlated to commodities and larger financial markets. дальше »

2018-8-18 22:00


Binance Reveals Pre-Alpha Demo of Decentralized Exchange & Binance Chain Amidst Listing Fee Criticism

Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance has unveiled a pre-alpha demonstration of its own decentralized exchange in a move that foreshadows the future of the crypto trading ecosystem. First announced in May, the Binance Decentralized Exchange (DEX) is part of a greater project that will see the exchange platform launch a tailored blockchain, called “Binance Chain. дальше »

2018-8-11 10:00


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Japan Plans to Tweak Crypto Regulations to Combat Speculative Trading

Not every investor has the same level of understanding about the wildly fluctuating cryptocurrency market. While the law of the jungle states that it should be every investor for himself when it comes to guarding his own money, Japan wants to protect cryptocurrency investors who may not be as well versed as their peers by […] Japan Plans to Tweak Crypto Regulations to Combat Speculative Trading was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-8-10 15:00


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Early Adopters — Gallup Poll Reveals 2% of American Investors Own Bitcoin

Approximately one out every four investors in the United States is intrigued by Bitcoin, but will not be buying the leading cryptocurrency anytime soon — according to a recent Gallup poll.   Early Days The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index survey for the second quarter of 2018 was conducted online from May 7-14. дальше »

2018-7-29 02:00


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Wells Fargo Gallup Investor Survey Shows Just 2% of Americans Hold Bitcoin

A new Wells Fargo Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index poll shows that just 2 percent of Americans investors surveyed own bitcoin. These results are from the second-quarter Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index survey, conducted online May 7-14, 2018, via the Gallup Panel. The poll was based on US adults who have at […] дальше »

2018-7-29 23:12


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Bitwise Files With SEC for Cryptocurrency ETF

Bitwise Asset Management is the latest venture to apply for a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF). Called the Bitwise HOLD 10 Cryptocurrency Index Fund, the ETF will track the returns of the company’s HOLD 10 Index, a “market-cap-weighted index of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies” that captures roughly 80 percent of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. дальше »

2018-7-25 02:18


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”

Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »

2018-7-14 01:04


Cryptocurrency Wealth Concentration: Exploring the Problem and Possible Solutions

There are many criticisms of cryptocurrencies thrown about by the media, bankers, government officials, and other defenders of the economic status quo, and although many of these criticisms may have some truth to them, members of the cryptocurrency and blockchain community can just as easily counter most of them with their own arguments. Criticisms such […] дальше »

2018-7-13 14:45


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Bottle Caps Or Bitcoin, Crypto’s Use During Times Of Crisis

They say that in an apocalypse, during the crash of the financial system, humans may turn to items like bottle caps for currency. I do wonder why bottle caps would be the chosen item but I guess that they are easily accessible as a result of our questionable drinking habits, right? Joking aside, we want to explore how cryptocurrency could come into its own during times of crisis. дальше »

2018-7-13 12:00