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Protocol, Networks, Law, and Anarchism
15.12.2019
I imagine long ago there was a time when neither verbal nor written language existed for humans. Hand gestures and other physical cues were as good as our ancestors had it. Perhaps the sign for thirsty meant pinching one’s own tongue. Or the sign for hungry meant stuffing one’s hand...
Bitcoin Price Diary: Long BTC and Profitable on Many Altcoin Positions
14.12.2019
Bitcoin continues to trade sideways in a tightening range and this is giving altcoins the green light to continue their multi-week rally
Ripple Price Analysis – December 14, 2019: Time to Go Long for XRP
14.12.2019
Ripple’s prices against the USD are right at the weekly critical support, and Bulls are defending this position strongly. There is a triple bottom formation at the daily charts, and it may be a good time to go long from here for the long-term investment. XRP Price Prediction: A quick glance through...
lite-youtube-embed
13.12.2019
A standard copy-and-paste YouTube embed lands on your page as an <iframe> which loads a big ol' pile of other stuff to play that video. But the UX of it is still essentially an image and a play button. Click the play button and the video plays. You can build essentially the same thing with...
Ripple Price Prediction: XRP Trades Sluggishly After a Month-Long Hefty Decline
13.12.2019
The 1-day price movement of Ripple looks volatile, and still, the coin is not ready to step out of its range-bound mode. The leading altcoin is trading between the narrow price range of $0.21 to $0.23 since November 25, and it needs a strong push. Meanwhile, the 1-month chart of XRP coin shows that...
Market Update: Despite Uncertainty, BTC Longs Skyrocket
11.12.2019
Digital currency prices have slumped again as the entire crypto market capitalization has dropped below $200 billion. At press time, most of the top digital assets are down a few percentages after gathering some gains over the last few days. With multiple coins getting rejected after trying...
Music and Web Design
9.12.2019
Brad has a long history in music outside of being a web designer, and draws some interesting parallels. One is that he had reached for more complex music in an effort to become a better musician — and developers can do the same thing. The other is that the composition of music can be seen...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: ‘Long the Corn’
7.12.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) seems to find its bottom for now at $7221, which is a weekly 61.8% Fib level. Bulls successfully defended its position, and now it is aiming for $8499 resistance, which is a weekly 50% Fib level. Good opportunity to ‘Long the Corn’*.   *Corn: Bitcoin is also known as Corn in...
The Many Facts Pointing to Shinichi Being Satoshi
4.12.2019
A lesser known, yet uniquely compelling candidate for the real Satoshi Nakamoto is Japanese mathematician and number theorist Shinichi Mochizuki. With a long history of mathematical innovation, and purportedly proving conjectures thought to be near impossible to verify, he seems to almost come from...
459 Days Until BTC Hits Its Longest Streak Without a New All-Time High
30.11.2019
Since bitcoin hit its all-time high (ATH) in December 2017, crypto enthusiasts have wondered if BTC will touch or surpass it again. After the ATH in November 2013 at $1,156 per BTC, it took 1,170 days to touch the next ATH at $19,891 per coin. To many observers, the downtime has been very long...
Binance Coin (BNB) Gears Up for a Price Recovery; How Long Will It Last?
30.11.2019
BNB starts forming higher high; bears may lose grip over the coin soon Binance Coin has formed a support level at $14.11; recently broke the bearish trendline Bollinger bands point out a less volatile spell; BNB price is likely to continue the slow uptrend Technicals give a slightly negative...
Bitcoin’s Month-Long Plunge Sees a Break; Starts Forming Higher Highs
30.11.2019
BTC is driving the market towards its weekly high as it is heading to cross $7800 with a positive bias. The leading crypto coin had started an uptrend around five days ago when the price faced bottom well below the key support levels. Now, when Bitcoin is recovering its loss of valuation, it is...
Crypto Employees in China Work From Home to Avoid Government Pressure
29.11.2019
Not too long after embracing blockchain, Beijing has made it clear, one way or the other, that it didn’t mean Bitcoin. Increased scrutiny over the cryptocurrency sector and harsh measures against some companies have been implemented to supposedly protect citizens from scams. Sources say...
Coinbase Patents AI Compliance System to Monitor and Flag Accounts
29.11.2019
Popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase received a patent November 19, for an AI-driven compliance system which would monitor customer accounts, flagging those deemed non-compliant and recategorizing them for corrective action. Described as a “compliance determination and enforcement...
Market Update: Uncertainty Strikes Crypto Traders After Week-Long Downtrend
25.11.2019
Three days ago, cryptocurrency markets were holding foundational support after coins plunged 2-14% and the entire cryptoconomy dropped below $200 billion. Crypto prices continued to slide in a bearish trend, and over the last 12 hours, the entire market valuation of all 3,000+ coins lost another...
After Blockstack’s Regulated Offering, Where Now For US Token Sales?
24.11.2019
When Blockstack announced the first Reg A+ token sale, many believed it would open the floodgates for a spate of similar offerings. Reg A+ has long been the Holy Grail of token offerings in the U.S., with a host of companies pursuing the only SEC exemption that allows the inclusion of unaccredited...
Bitcoin Price Diary: Shorting BTC is Dangerous, So I Went Long at $6.9K
23.11.2019
Bitcoin price collapsed through many key support levels, leading veteran trader Scott Melker to open and close multiple positions with mixed success
How to Navigate the Minefield of Cryptocurrency Taxation
23.11.2019
National tax agencies have recently made it clear that the long arms of the law will be wielded to ensure bitcoiners pay the appropriate tax on their earnings. Motivated by surging interest in crypto, authorities are cracking the whip and instilling fear in those who have, until now, dismissed...
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...
Embrace the Political
21.11.2019
The tech industry has long held the belief that technology is apolitical. People are flawed, but the machines? They are neutral. They are pure.
This is ridiculous, of course. People make the machines. We write the algorithms that can't recognize dark skin tones. We decide to downplay or ignore...