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Blackrock Exec Debunks Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s Not a Risk-on Asset’
19.11.2024
Blackrock Inc.’s head of digital assets, Robert Mitchnick, recently shared his thoughts on bitcoin during a conversation with Yahoo Finance. Mitchnick stated that he doesn’t consider bitcoin to be a “risk-on asset.” His remarks coincided with the debut of Blackrock’s Ishares bitcoin exchange-traded...
Trapped in the Solana Maze: Outages, TPS Myths, and Validator Control
5.10.2024
Solana is known for its promise of high-speed blockchain technology. However, beneath its claims of superiority lie serious…
Former GTA San Andreas Dev Explains Suicidal Photographer And Crashing Planes
3.4.2024
A former developer at Rockstar North, the studio behind the immensely popular Grand Theft Auto franchise, has revealed the reasons why sometimes planes in GTA: San Andreas would just randomly crash near the player. He also provided some insight into why a particular NPC in the game would take...
Crypto for Advisors: Cryptocurrency Transparency Truths vs. Myths
16.11.2023
Darwood Khan from Alix Partners looks at on-chain analytics, tracing tools and just how much illicit activity leverages crypto and discusses why advisors should learn about blockchain technology
Top 3 Crypto Myths Tackled for Advisors
21.9.2023
Christopher Jensen from Franklin Templeton tackles myths about crypto in the Crypto for Advisors newsletter
Debunking Crypto Myths: An Analysis of Kenyan Interior Minister’s Crypto Activity and Terror Funding Argument
17.9.2023
Despite Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki’s recent attempt to revive the old crypto terrorism funding narrative, evidence suggests that criminal elements primarily use conventional financial systems when transferring funds. Contrary to Kindiki’s claims, crypto transactions...
Debunking Crypto Myths With Binance! The Myth of Crypto Being Mainly Used by Criminals
6.4.2023
The world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain has exploded in recent years. However, a lack of understanding surrounding this technology has led to a number of false beliefs and misconceptions, causing many people to approach digital assets with unwarranted suspicion and uncertainty. To combat this...
4 Crypto Tax Myths You Need to Know
23.2.2022
With the U.S. tax deadline (April 18) around the corner, confusion about cryptocurrency taxes abounds. Here are some ways you might have your facts wrong, according to ZenLedger COO, Dan Hunnum. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Tax Week
The major tax myths about cryptocurrency debunked
30.10.2021
More crypto tax enforcement is coming, and many taxpayers are complying going forward, and amending prior returns if they have something to clean up
Mars4: Highly Liquid MARS4 Dollars and Revenue Generating Mars Terrain NFTs
1.10.2021
The red planet is a mystery to man and his obsession with it has created many legends and myths over the centuries. As the US’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars and drills its first Martian rock core for NASA, interest in Mars is at an all-time high, and pioneers are dying to stake their...
Debunking the 4 Big Bitcoin Myths Promoted By Central Banks in 2021
8.8.2021
It's 2021 and central bankers still can't figure out what to make of Bitcoin (BTC). Although many of them have dismissed the asset as a highly speculative bubble in the past, the cryptocurrency keeps growing in terms of price, general adoption, and a variety of other metrics.
Due to the massive...
Elon Musk Invented Bitcoin, if You Ask Half of Australians Polled by Finder
20.5.2021
Australians have been learning more and more about cryptocurrencies but it turns out some myths and misconceptions are still widespread among the general public Down Under. As a most stunning example, over half of the participants in a new poll by Finder believe Elon Musk invented the first crypto...
4 Myths About CBDCs Debunked
13.8.2020
As central bank digital currencies have risen up the policy agenda, myths have emerged to confuse what they can and can't deliver
5 Myths About Jamstack
9.6.2020
Jamstack isn’t necessarily new. The term was officially coined in 2016, but the technologies and architecture it describes have been around well before that. Jamstack has received a massive dose of attention recently, with articles about it appearing in major sites and publications and...
Udi Wetheimer on Cyperpunk Myths and Bitcoin in Real Life
14.3.2020
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by VR meetup organizer Udi Wertheimer to talk about how bitcoin (BTC) fits into the broader cypherpunk movement
Gender and Income: Binance US and Stellar CEOs Debunk Myths for International Women’s Day
6.3.2020
There’s a common myth that women are less likely to be interested in bitcoin than men. The reality is people with higher income levels have a greater propensity for cryptocurrency and women still earn significantly less than men
These Myth-Busting Articles Dispel Common Bitcoin Myths
22.12.2019
Recently, a few Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents have been writing a series of myth-busting articles that describe Bitcoin technicals generally thought to be true but which are not. The articles posted on the read.cash blog have reviewed topics like 10-minute confirmation times, SPV wallets,...
Myths and Realities: Sentiment Analysis for Crypto Assets
14.12.2019
Jesus Rodriguez, CTO of IntoTheBlock and chief scientist of AI firm Invector Labs, delves into the complications and nuances of crypto sentiment analysis
Tackling 7 Myths About Bitcoin for Beginners
22.11.2019
For those long involved in the crypto space, it’s easy to forget just how overwhelming and mystifying the world of bitcoin was when first encountered as a fresh-faced neophyte, unable to tell the difference between a bitcoin and a blockchain, or even what a private key was. In that interest...
Drawing Realistic Clouds with SVG and CSS
13.6.2019
Greek mythology tells the story of Zeus creating the cloud nymph, Nephele. Like other Greek myths, this tale gets pretty bizarre and X-rated. Here’s a very abridged, polite version.
Nephele, we are told, was created by Zeus in the image of his own beautiful wife. A mortal meets Nephele, falls...