Op Ed: Why Argentina Needs Bitcoin

“Thanks to the arrival of bitcoin, Argentines may finally have a sound money alternative before them.”

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Bitcoin (BTC) Needs to Pass $8,200 to Kickstart Next Leg Higher

Bitcoin Needs $8,200 Over the past few days, Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have made their presence known once again, boosting the leading cryptocurrency from a multi-week low of $7,450 to $8,150 as of the time of.

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Will Offline Transactions be The Next Evolution For Bitcoin?

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, like any new technology, needs to evolve to garner mass adoption. In its current state Bitcoin is still not that easy to use for the layman with no technical knowledge.

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Why Bitcoin [BTC] will not break the Internet with its bandwidth needs

OPINION: A Swiss bank has said that Bitcoin could break the Internet with its bandwidth and power needs. As a part of its annual economic report, the Bank for International Settlement detailed why Bitcoin has a “range of shortcomings”.

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Stages of Bitcoin Profits

The Time Value of Bitcointl;dr The HTLCs in Lightning Network give bitcoin a path to become a global reserve currency. Abstract Lightning Network provides a framework to measure the time-value of bitcoin, a precursor for a capital market and reserve currency status.

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Bitcoin is Better then a Credit Card states Overstock.com

He explains that Overstock. com currently needs 40 employees running their fraud department, their main job involves the oversight of credit card payments and any potential problems that may happen from both buyers and credit card companies, alike.

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Clearing Up Misconceptions: This Is How Tether Should (and Does) Work

There is substantial controversy surrounding Tether, a cryptocurrency that claims to be pegged to the U. S. dollar. According to Tether, each Tether token is backed by one U.

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RBI Needs to Clarify Its Anti-Crypto Decision to the Supreme Court In July

India is a very peculiar country when it comes to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The RBI decided to restrict such activity in the country in April of 2018. However, further research seems to indicate this decision is not based on research or consultation.

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Op Ed: Scaling Capital Market Adoption of Blockchain Technology With SHA-3

The shift has already started; finance is moving onto the blockchain, leveraging the decentralization and disintermediation benefits of the technology’s architecture.

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A Primer on Cryptocurrency Technical Analysis

Crypto currency trading has expanded exponentially over the past 18 months. Most of the notoriety followed a surge in prices in December of 2017. Crypto currencies focus on different needs including payments, as well as smart contracts allowing developers and miners to create and market products.

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Bitcoin is Not That Trustless: What’s Behind it Then?

Bitcoin is considered trustless, but is that really the case? Let's take a closer look at how trust works and how the Bitcoin network needs it.

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Cryptomining Applications Suspended in Quebec

Canada’s Quebec province has announced that it will be suspending all approvals for new digital currency-mining projects so officials can consider deeper restrictions and potential energy price hikes.

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Op Ed: Venmo Offers the Ultimate Cryptocurrency Experience

Venmo could be the ultimate cryptocurrency experience from a user-experience perspective. Any cryptocurrency that seeks to power the future of global transactions must ensure that it is supported by a payment system that is simple, user-friendly and free — like Venmo.

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