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Why Bitcoin Maximalists Ignore the Value Proposition of BCH
7.7.2019
Some crypto companies keep wilfully ignoring BCH. Let’s compare the coins and see if BCH haters rail against Bitcoin Cash on purpose or simply due to a lack of understanding. Also read: Bitcoin and Black Market Fiat: Hyperinflation Crushes Venezuela as Global Devaluation Ramps Up Bitcoin...
Competing Stablecoins Can’t Topple Tether
6.7.2019
Love, hate or fear it, there’s no avoiding tether (USDT). Its shadow looms over the cryptoconomy, supplying sanctuary in times of volatility, providing fiat capital inflow and acting as a lightning rod for crypto critics who believe it’s propping up the price of bitcoin. Over the past...
Facebook Libra: a New, Revolutionary, Fiat Currency
4.7.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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Within just the last couple of weeks, so much has been said...
Buy Bitcoin? Trump Says US 'Should Match' China’s Money Printing Game
4.7.2019
Belligerent currency manipulation tweet from Trump bolsters the argument for crypto as a safe haven asset
World’s First Zero-Fiat ‘Bitcoin Bond’ Now Available on Bloomberg Terminal
3.7.2019
No fiat involvement for regulated bitcoin bond which gained U.K. regulatory approval
Bitcoin and Black Market Fiat: Hyperinflation Crushes Venezuela as Global Devaluation Ramps Up
2.7.2019
Venezuela is being crushed by staggering hyperinflation as a sharply divisive political crisis has the economy in ruins. Some are seeking refuge in alternatives to the national currency, like foreign fiat and crypto. The situation also calls into question the long-term trajectories of other, less...
Busan City To Launch Its Stablecoin Pegged To Fiat Currency
2.7.2019
The second most important metropolitan of South Korea Busan has decided to launch Blockchain based regional digital currency. This will expand the financial infrastructure of the country. The news was reported by technological news publication of the country ETnews. The city is a growing hub...
Africa’s Interest in Bitcoin Remains High as 15 States Plan to Adopt the ‘Eco’ Currency
2.7.2019
By 2020, a large group of West African countries plan to adopt a single fiat currency called the eco. After a meeting in Abuja held on June 29 between the 15 member-country regional bloc, the implementation of a new single currency, after debating the monetary unit for years, was agreed. Despite...
Side Effects of Economic Growth: Is Snowden Right to Say Bitcoiners Shouldn’t Be Bankers?
1.7.2019
Growth is a goal that’s worth achieving, in most cases, and the current economic paradigm favors it. But when central banks start undermining their fiat economies and crypto companies begin to mimic financial institutions in its name, growth becomes an end in itself with self-destructive...
Goldman Sachs ‘Looking at Potential’ of Creating Virtual Currency, CEO Reveals
28.6.2019
Goldman Sachs is performing “extensive research” on tokenization, chief executive David Solomon has revealed
PR: Incent – A Crypto Rewards Platform
27.6.2019
Amid a surge in income-generating smartphone apps, Incent is making itself heard. The crypto rewards platform offers a unique opportunity for regular shoppers to earn a passive income.
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Binance and Paxos Just Made It Easier to Exchange Stablecoins for Fiat
27.6.2019
Top crypto exchange Binance and stablecoin issuer Paxos have partnered to integrate a new fiat deposit gateway on Binance’s flagship trading platform
8 Irate Quotes From Officials Who Hate Facebook’s Digital Currency
27.6.2019
The best thing about Facebook’s proposed digital currency isn’t its BTF consensus algorithm, account-based data model or single Merkle tree structure. No, the greatest thing about Libra has to be the triggered reactions from politicians and bankers who can sense the rug being pulled...
Oxfam Trials Aid Distribution With DAI, Future Use 'Highly Likely'
26.6.2019
A pilot program saw Oxfam distribute financial aid in the form of tap-and-pay cards developed for Sempo’s payment platform that were loaded with DAI to 200 citizens of Vanuatu to test the efficacy of blockchain-based disaster relief solutions
Carbon Announces the Launch of the First FDIC Insured Fiat Backed Stablecoin TRXD on Tron Blockchain!
22.6.2019
New York-based fintech firm Carbon, on June 21, reported the launch of its FDIC (First Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) insured fiat sponsored stablecoin on Tron’s blockchain. The alliance between the two groups aims at, giving a very user-friendly payment solution to its clients...
Riddell Travel Will Help You Arrange Your African Tour With BCH
21.6.2019
Traveling is getting easier with the wider spread of cryptocurrencies. They can often prove more convenient than fiat money in cross-border payments, transfers and transactions. If you plan to visit the African continent, you can now use the services of a travel agency called Riddell Travel...
Australia Central Bank Argues Bitcoin ‘Unlikely’ To Become Mainstream
21.6.2019
Reserve Bank of Australia says Bitcoin won’t usurp the dollar in new comments
Facebook Is a Threat to Governments Not Crypto
20.6.2019
The moment Facebook released the whitepaper for its planned Libra coin, social media was flooded with claims about Zuckerberg’s new drive to take over the cryptocurrency market, with some even calling it a Bitcoin killer. However, looking at the actual details of the plan, it has little to...
MIT’s ‘Fiat Cryptography’ System Automates the Process of Securing Almost Anything
20.6.2019
Gone are the days of manual encryption as MIT researchers create a way to automatically generate security algorithms
These Websites Help You Shop With Major Retailers Using Cryptocurrency
20.6.2019
Cryptocurrency users are often forced to convert their coins to fiat in order to purchase items from leading retailers and ecommerce platforms such as Walmart and Home Depot, Amazon, Aliexpress, and Ebay. The hesitation of these merchants to embrace crypto payments has created a niche that’s...