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‘Central Banking Is Socialism for the 1%’ – Report Cites Wealth Inequality Driven by Stimulus

18.2.2020
For a while now, central banks like the Federal Reserve have been participating in quantitative easing (QE) practices, despite the fact they don’t like to call it QE. Following the massive dollar injections, a recent report from the wealth insights provider Wealth-x details the number...

CoinDesk’s New Opinion Section: The Future of the Financial System Is Up for Debate

18.2.2020
Announcing CoinDesk’s new opinion section, a place for discussion on the future of money and all the interesting questions that surround crypto and blockchain as ideas

Voluntary Financing: Bitcoin Cash Devs Reveal Noncustodial Funding App Flipstarter

18.2.2020
On February 15, a user on the read.cash blog site announced the development of a new Bitcoin Cash fundraising project called Flipstarter.cash. The developers behind the platform highlighted the recent questions people have been asking about voluntary funding of the Bitcoin Cash commons....

Erik Voorhees: Within Five Years There Will Be a Major Financial Meltdown and Crypto Will Be Ready

18.2.2020
When ShapeShift implemented KYC requirements, Erik Voorhees lost 95 percent of his users. But he remains as committed to crypto as ever

Central Bank of China Pumps 300 Billion Yuan Into Financial System, Cuts Loan Rates

18.2.2020
The Chinese government has taken multiple steps so far to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, including interest rate cuts and financial injections worth billions of yuan. It did it again this week, extending the monetary easing provided by the central bank. With the budget...

How Bitcoin Is Used to Promote Human Rights: Stories From Activists and Refugees

17.2.2020
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by the Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein and Syrian entrepreneur Moe Ghashim to discuss how cultural context shapes the way people view bitcoin, including stories from the Middle East

84 PBOC Digital Currency Patents Show the Extent of China’s Digital Yuan

16.2.2020
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has reportedly filed 84 patents relating to its plans to launch a digital currency. The patents reveal the central bank’s plans which include integrating digital currency wallets into existing retail bank accounts. The potential for the Chinese central...

Mainstream Moments and the CompuServe of Crypto, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos

16.2.2020
With the price of bitcoin headed up again, the idea of blockchains and digital currencies has never been more palatable to the mainstream. We've seen this cycle before, but could this time be different?

We Think 10-Minute Settlement Is Slow but That’s Crazy, Feat. CoinDesk Research’s Noelle Acheson

15.2.2020
CoinDesk Head of Research Noelle Acheson joins the Amun State of Crypto crew to discuss the advantages, disadvantages and eccentricities of crypto markets, exchanges, settlement and more

From Crypto Self-Custody to Music Rights, This Mother-Daughter Dev Team Does It All

15.2.2020
Developer Cindy Zimmerman and her mother Judy Katzman are among the cryptocurrency community’s most quietly prolific builders

The Top Narratives Driving Crypto Market Growth, feat. Travis Kling

14.2.2020
The halving? Coronavirus and volatility? Fed action? Listeners vote on what's driving crypto growth

BCH Latam: Creating a Viral Feedback Loop for Mass Adoption With Bitcoin Cash

14.2.2020
This week news.Bitcoin.com spoke with George Donnelly from the BCH Latam initiative about his plan to help the people of Latin America “achieve greater individual liberty and prosperity.” Donnelly explained the BCH Latam initiative aims to generate greater financial inclusion through...

While You Weren’t Looking, CSS Gradients Got Better

14.2.2020
One thing that caught my eye on the list of features for Lea Verou's conic-gradient() polyfill was the last item: Supports double position syntax (two positions for the same color stop, as a shortcut for two consecutive color stops with the same color) Surprisingly, I recently discovered most...

Novogratz’s Crypto Investment Firm Galaxy Digital Shrinks Workforce 15%

14.2.2020
Galaxy Digital, the crypto merchant bank founded by Michael Novogratz, has laid off 13 people, roughly 15 percent of its workforce, people familiar with the situation said

Binance Hires Ex-Uber Product Lead as VP of Global Expansion

13.2.2020
Matt Shroder will help the exchange scale its operations and services, especially in emerging markets

Puppets, Pundits and Partnerships: Why Crypto Sentiment and Prices Are Soaring

12.2.2020
With blockchain puppets (we really mean it) on TV, CNBC pushing the bitcoin-as-gold narrative and The Guardian seeing connections between coronavirus and bitcoin's recent rally, we've got a lot to talk about on today's episode of The Breakdown