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Bitcoin is Not a Replacement for Gold’s Near $8 Trillion Market Cap, Says World Gold Council

It is well-known that blockchain is a very destructive technology, and crypto, by its very nature, is set up to compete with and possibly overtake fiat currency at some point in the future and this was made obvious when a viral campaign called #dropgold hit the internet, which was backed up by Grayscale Investment. The […] дальше »

2019-5-3 18:17


World Gold Council Blinks, Claims Bitcoin’s ‘No Replacement for Gold’

By CCN: Gold may have a value of $7. 8 trillion, but it isn’t happy about giving any of that up to bitcoin, the latter of which has a market cap of $97. 2 billion. A day after Grayscale unleashed its “Drop Gold promotion, a TV commercial that garnered 100,000 views in less than 24 hours, the World Gold Council is clapping back. дальше »

2019-5-3 23:00


Bitcoin Enthusiasts Know Fiat’s Not Forever, Think Crypto Assets are a Legit Alternative to the Monetary System

One of the hopes many cryptocurrency enthusiasts hold is the idea crypto could one day serve as a legitimate alternate or even a replacement to the fiat monetary system. One big criticism of fiat currency has to do with exchange rates and the idea of valuing money based off of comparisons with other currencies. While […] дальше »

2019-4-15 08:31


Coineal chosen as CoinBene’s replacement for facilitating IEO amidst reports of suspicious activity

RedFOX Labs, a Vietnam-based blockchain Venture Builder, has replaced Coinbene with Coineal to run an IEO [Initial Exchange Offering]. The Komodo-backed project announced, “We are pleased to announce that RedFOX Labs will be launching the RFOX Initial Exchange Offering with Coineal Launchpad starting on 14:00 April, 12 (UTC) and ending on 14:00 April, 19. дальше »

2019-4-8 18:00


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U.S. Supermarket Chain Kroger Ditches Visa and Considers Bitcoin’s Lightning Network as Replacement

Major U. S. -based retailer Kroger has announced it will no longer accept Visa Credit cards at its Smith’s food and drug stores because of exorbitant fees. Anthony Pompliano Tweeted a suggestion to hook them up with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network countrywide, and it appears like Kroger may be taking up the offer. дальше »

2019-3-5 22:00


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Bitcoin and Various Altcoins Now Accepted by H&M Distributors

In its slow-but-steady crawl towards mass adoption, Bitcoin (BTC) will now be accepted at American wholesaler H&M Distributors.   Not to be confused with the Swedish multinational clothing-retail company Hennes & Mauritz AB, H&M Distributors instead deals in cost-effective lighting — specifically, replacement ballasts, lamp holders, and accessories for lamp holders. дальше »

2019-2-10 05:00


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Microsoft is reportedly building a Chromium-based browser to replace Edge

Windows Central reports that Microsoft is working on a replacement for its Edge web browser – which is the default option in Windows 10 – that will use Google’s Chromium base under the hood. If that’s legit, it’ll see Microsoft swap out the EdgeHTML engine it built from scratch for the one that’s part of the open source Chromium base, and powers Google Chrome, Opera, and Brave. дальше »

2018-12-4 11:34


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Do Wages Need to be Paid in Bitcoin for Retail Adoption to Happen?

Is this a case of chicken and egg? If more retailers accepted Bitcoin, would more employees expect their wages paid in Bitcoin? Or, does Bitcoin need to be viewed more widely as a replacement for fiat first? A recent tweet by Francis Pouliot, CEO of Canadian Bitcoin (BTC) payments startup Bylls began a discussion as to whether retailer adoption of Bitcoin payments is being stalled by the lack of wages paid in Bitcoin. дальше »

2018-10-22 02:00


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IBM Launches Blockchain Payments Powered by Stellar

IBM has officially dipped its toes in the cross-border payments pool, having brought its long-awaited Blockchain World Wire payments system out of beta testing. According to the computing multinational’s website, the Stellar-powered system will be used by financial institutions settling cross-border payments “in near-real-time,” purportedly offering a faster, cheaper replacement for the banking intermediaries of today. дальше »

2018-9-6 06:00