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$424 Million and Numismatic Value: There’s Only 20,000 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Left Unspent

12.7.2020
For many years now physical bitcoins have been a very popular trend, but one specific type called the Casascius physical bitcoin collection has intrigued people for years. Last December, someone redeemed a 100 BTC Casascius bar and since then 560 Casascius coins worth $5.1 million have been...

Listen: What a Bitcoin Researcher Says About Lightning

12.7.2020
Chaincode Labs researcher Clara Shikhelman has been studying mathematics in university since she was 14 years old. Now, as the bitcoin company’s newest post-doctoral fellow, she is exploring ways to optimize the Lightning Network

Christophe Cieters: Monopoly Money

12.7.2020
As money developed and people opted to place it in secured storage, banks started issuing banknotes which represented a client’s deposit at the bank and the promise to redeem each note for the amount of gold it represented at a 100% reserve rate. Market exchange rates of the coins were...

Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers

11.7.2020
Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In addition, ten people were arrested while luxury cars and real estate were confiscated. The police in the Chinese city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, have cracked...

The Mixed Signals Economy: The Breakdown Weekly Recap

11.7.2020
Jobless claims are down, coronavirus cases are up and the markets simply don’t know what to do

Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of Ethereum’s 2014 Premine

11.7.2020
"Now anyone could be an investor in one of the most cutting-edge technology companies out there. All they needed was an internet connection and at least 0.01 bitcoin."

You Can’t Fight Outrage Culture With More Outrage, Feat. Michael Krieger

10.7.2020
For a decade, Liberty Blitzkrieg has been an essential alternative financial and cultural voice. Here’s why it’s ending

Cardano Creator Compares Criticism of Project to ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

10.7.2020
Infighting is hurting crypto, IOHK's Charles Hoskinson says, but he won't "apologize for kicking people in the teeth" on Twitt if someone is attacking Cardano or its community

Blockchain Tech Can Verify Credentials, But Beware Credentialism

10.7.2020
Blockchain-based credentials can make getting back to work and school easier post-COVID. But we must resist the urge to put every life achievement on a blockchain

A Rare Glimpse Into How Crypto Is Really Used in Venezuela

10.7.2020
After airdropping cryptocurrency to 60,000 users in Venezuela, AirTM survey results suggest how crypto is really used in the economically troubled nation

Automatically Rebase GitHub Pull Requests

10.7.2020
Working on an open source project with a thriving contribution community is one of the great joys I have at Mozilla. In leading this charge, I get to meet amazing people of all different skill sets and interests, as well as different points of view. In the end I receive hundreds of pull requests...

Inequality, Social Chaos, Bankruptcy Rallies: The Best Insights From FinTwit June 2020

9.7.2020
From the "Robinhood Rally" to the most profit-disconnected stock market in history, these are the most interesting ideas from FinTwit last month

I’m a Syrian Refugee. This Is How Bitcoin Changed My Life

9.7.2020
Now living in the Netherlands, Tey Elrjula explains how bitcoin helped him build a new life as an entrepreneur, educator and author

Tron Arbitration Challenged in Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit

9.7.2020
Two technology developers are trying to keep their workplace harassment lawsuit against the Tron Foundation in a court rather than arbitration

China’s Giant Ride-Hailing Service Didi to Pilot the Central Bank’s Digital Yuan

9.7.2020
The Chinese government and the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), are currently in the midst of testing a digital yuan or central bank digital currency (CBDC). Now the Chinese ride-hailing corporation Didi Chuxing will be trialing the newly developed digital yuan...