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Crypto Progressives Become Conservative With Their Own Chains
19.3.2020
Those who style themselves as crypto-progressives when rejecting the orthodoxy almost inevitably become crypto-conservatives as they settle on a system they like, says Nic Carter
How to Stop the Next Quadriga: Make Exchanges Prove Their Reserves
3.3.2020
Exchanges sometimes treat depositors' assets like fractional reserves, with disastrous results. Time for regular audits, writes Nic Carter
2019 in Review: Nic Carter on Quadriga, Libra and Other Suspect Projects
10.12.2019
VC Nic Carter discusses Quadriga, Libra, and why bitcoin mattered more than ever this year
PODCAST: Nic Carter on Bitcoin’s Evolution as a Safe-Haven Asset
24.10.2019
“If you are fleeing a country with just the clothes on your back and want to take your savings with you, bitcoin is an excellent safe haven,” says the founding partner of Castle Island Ventures
ERC20 Tether Transactions Flip Their Omni Equivalent
29.8.2019
Crypto enthusiasts have noticed that the Ethereum blockchain has come awfully close to reaching capacity due to the added transactions stemming from the Tether (USDT) network. The transaction count since mid-August shows the ERC20 version of tether has surpassed the original version that uses BTC....
US Regulator Plans to Outsource Running Cryptocurrency Nodes
2.8.2019
A recently published document reveals that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has plans to hire contractors to run specific cryptocurrency full nodes for the government agency. According to the SEC documentation, the regulator wants third-party contractors to run nodes for Bitcoin...
I'm Loyal to Nothing Except the Dream
30.1.2017
There is much I take for granted in my life, and the normal functioning of American government is one of those things. In my 46 years, I've lived under nine different presidents. The first I remember is Carter. I've voted in every presidential election since 1992, but I do not