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7 Days Left Until the Great Bitcoin Halving: Hashrate Jumps Over 140 Exahash, Miner’s Hoard
5.5.2020
Just recently the price of bitcoin jumped over the $9,000 per coin zone, but retracted back a hair not too long afterward. On May 3, the research and analysis firm Glassnode reported that the overall BTC hashrate touched another all-time high above 140 exahash per second. As miners continue to hash...
US Real Estate Market Shudders: Experts Predict 40% Lower Sales, March Contracts Dip by 21%
4.5.2020
According to the National Association of Realtors, pending contracts for property sales dropped by 20.8% in March. Further, the 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate dropped to 3.43%, but a great majority of people are still not interested in buying or renting homes at the moment. Economists predict...
Stock-to-Flow Creator Says Bitcoin is ’Not a Toy Anymore'
3.5.2020
PlanB, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin's stock-to-flow model, explained Bitcoin's journey from a proof-of-concept to a mainstream financial asset
Eric Hughes: A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto
3.5.2020
Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to...
Meltem Demirors: “Bitcoin is not a F*cking Systemic Hedge If You Hold Your Bitcoin at a Financial Institution”
3.5.2020
Venture capitalist Meltem Demirors explains how the oil market crash and the broader turmoil in financial markets are reshaping the Bitcoin narrative
Player Hits $250,000 (29 BTC) Slots Jackpot Staying at Home
2.5.2020
Staying at home can pay off, not only for one’s health but also for one’s Bitcoin stash. This statement has never been more true for anyone than the lucky player who just added over 29 BTC to his wallet by playing the exclusive game of Slots. Let’s face it, in most cases, the odds...
12 Months of Onchain Data Shows Bitcoin Whales Obtained Hundreds of BTC from Small Fish
2.5.2020
According to recent data, crypto participants known as ‘bitcoin whales’ have been steadily accumulating bitcoins, and not selling since the ‘Black Thursday’ market carnage on March 12, 2020. Onchain data and blockchain analysis firms indicate that the number of bitcoin...
One Crypto Youtuber’s Banning Nightmare Still Not Over
30.4.2020
Though YouTube has restored many banned crypto channels, CryptosRus remains sidelined with little information
Bitcoin Is Not Cash For the World: Recap of Webit Fireside Chat with Roger Ver
30.4.2020
Roger Ver believes that cryptocurrency is the answer to the post-Coronavirus world, but not Bitcoin
Mainstream and Crypto Bear Markets Have Not Stopped Binance Expansion
30.4.2020
Neither the crypto bear market of 2018 nor the current mainstream financial crisis have stopped crypto exchange Binance from expanding
The 'ETH Is Used 440x More Than Bitcoin' Claim Is Not So Simple
30.4.2020
While Ethereum (ETH) supporters are celebrating claims that "ETH is used 440x more than Bitcoin for transacting" and this proves that ether is money, other crypto industry players warn that it's not so simple.
Adam Cochran, Partner at decentralized autonomous organization Metacartel...
Real-World Effectiveness of Brotli
30.4.2020
Harry Roberts:
The numbers so far show that the difference between no compression and Gzip are vast, whereas the difference between Gzip and Brotli are far more modest. This suggests that while the nothing to Gzip gains will be noticeable, the upgrade from Gzip to Brotli might perhaps...
A Book Apart Turning 10
30.4.2020
Early congratulations, A Book Apart! That’s a hell of a milestone. I’m quite sure I’ve read more A Book Apart books than any other tech book publisher.
Katel LeDu runs the ship over there, and she’s given me very special pack of discount codes that will get you my book...
Four Reasons Why Bitcoin Might Not Rally Right After The Halving
30.4.2020
Compared to the previous two Bitcoin (BTC) halvings that were marked by major jumps in the coin's price around the time of the event, this halving may be different and BTC may not see a bull in the months following the event, according to CryptoCompare, a provider of the crypto market data.
The...
Chinese Court Declares Ethereum Legal Property With Economic Value
28.4.2020
A district court in China has reportedly ruled that Ethereum’s cryptocurrency is legal property with economic value. This ruling follows a couple of other verdicts on the legality of cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, by various Chinese courts. While cryptocurrency is not legal tender...
Blockchain, Not Crypto, Is at Core of Facebook’s Libra, Vice Chair Says
28.4.2020
Libra Association’s vice chair Dante Disparte expects Libra network to launch in Q4 2020
Bitcoin Is Not Just a Dollar Gateway in Argentina
28.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC)’s usage in Argentina may not be connected with a desire to buy fiats like the United States dollar, says an industry expert, who says that Argentinians could well have more nuanced reasons for snapping up vast quantities of the world’s favorite cryptocurrency in recent weeks.
As...
European Central Bank: Digital Euro Should Not Discourage Private Initiatives
28.4.2020
The European Central Bank believes that the digital euro is just one of many solutions to nationalize its payment systems
Co-inventor of Blockchain on Why He Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto
28.4.2020
Co-inventor of blockchain discusses the meaning behind “Satoshi Nakamoto” and why it isn’t him
Craig Wright Claims Satoshi Nakamoto ‘Never Used Bitcointalk’ to Communicate
27.4.2020
The mysterious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, was recently ordered to produce 11,000 documents and answers after Judge Beth Bloom overruled the defendant’s recent objections. However, the coronavirus outbreak has given Wright some leeway, as the Florida court system...