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Crypto Needs Less Government Regulation – Not More
2.9.2019
A recent opinion article by Peter Lin, “Why Regulation Is The Best Thing For Crypto,” presents common arguments on why the state and state-affiliated institutions should administer cryptocurrency. Underlying the arguments is an assumption: the free market cannot provide necessary...
‘We’re Going to Find You’ – How Undercover Agents Trade Prison Time for Bitcoins
2.9.2019
An Australian national living in Boulder, Colorado was slammed with a one year and a day prison sentence last month for trading bitcoins. An August 23 statement from the Colorado U.S. District Attorney’s Office states that Emilio Testa, 32, was charged with money laundering, and claims Testa...
Bitcoin.com’s Premier Cryptocurrency Exchange Is Now Live
2.9.2019
We’ve just launched our premier trading platform exchange.Bitcoin.com and registered users can access it right now. Since we announced pre-registration last month, over 10,000 accounts have signed up with our exchange and the platform is ready to provide a world-class trading experience...
Why the Birth of Bitcoin Can Be Traced Back to 1971
1.9.2019
The world economy is a complex system that has undergone many different phases in the past century. As strange as it may sound today, there have been times when banking crises were rare, pay was rising alongside productivity, and the U.S. dollar would buy a certain amount of pure gold. Despite...
More Than 70 Projects and Applications Built Around Bitcoin Cash
1.9.2019
Over the last two years, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network’s protocol and third-party infrastructure have grown in robust fashion. There are now more than 70 projects and applications built on and around the BCH chain. The following is an in-depth guide on how to benefit from the growing number...
Tether Plans to Mint Digital Yuan and Commodity Coins, Says Bitfinex Shareholder
31.8.2019
Tether Holdings, the firm that issues tether (USDT), has plans to launch an offshore Chinese yuan stablecoin called CNHT. Tether’s digital dollar presence within the crypto economy has been massive in recent months, seeing significant demand from China. Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong...
What’s Being Built – and What’s Not – on 2019’s Smart Contract Blockchains
30.8.2019
Has anyone checked in with EOS lately, to see how it’s doing? How about Tezos – any signs of life there? In mid 2017, two of the largest token sales in history birthed two smart contracting platforms that promised to topple Ethereum and usher in an era of fast and low-cost value...
Check Out the New Featured Tokens on Bitcoin.com’s Markets Page
30.8.2019
Markets.Bitcoin.com has just launched a Featured Tokens page, allowing coin creators with unique tokens to apply for a listing through a simple review process. Each token listed on Bitcoin.com’s upcoming exchange, launching Sep. 2, will also be listed at markets.Bitcoin.com, providing great...
WDRL — Edition 273: Elegant Simplification, Power Usage of Web Content, and Native JavaScript Modules.
30.8.2019
Hey,
how can we build better web experiences? There are likely more things about it than I could list in this short introduction paragraph but here are a few examples from this week’s reading list. First, we can build simpler interfaces, not add new elements or new features and to ensure this,...
Agorism and Bitcoin: Free People Don’t Ask Maxine Waters for Permission
30.8.2019
Anti-agorism Congressional Representative Maxine Waters still has misgivings about Facebook’s proposed Libra digital currency, even after meeting with Swiss government officials to discuss the tech last week. The sustained reservations echo the message of July’s open letter from...
Crypto Lending Platforms Prepare to Assail the Banking System
30.8.2019
The battle lines have been drawn and the troops assembled. On the one side stands the combined might of the banking cartels, centuries of deeply entrenched financial infrastructure supporting them. And on the other side stands a handful of crypto companies armed with little more than a passionate...
Cryptocurrencies Such as Bitcoin Cash Shine During Hong Kong Protests
29.8.2019
The Hong Kong protests started in June 2019 over a controversial bill and now after weeks of demonstrations, marching citizens are fighting for the future of Hong Kong. In the midst of all the activists protesting, digital currencies like bitcoin cash are being promoted as a way for people...
How Market Makers Inject Liquidity Into the Cryptoconomy
29.8.2019
Market makers have a reputation that is entirely disproportionate to what they do. Despite what half of crypto Twitter would have you believe, MMs, as they are colloquially known, are a neutral force when used correctly. But should tokenized projects be routinely deploying these tools on crypto...
PR: Bitcoin.com Partners with Resistance – the Next Gen DEX
29.8.2019
Last week, the Resistance team met with Bitcoin.com CEO Stefan Rust, and other members of the Bitcoin.com organization, to discuss the terms of a partnership. The meeting was a great success and a strategic partnership agreement was drawn up and signed the same day.
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Crypto Can Boost Indian Economy – How Banning Will Hurt it
29.8.2019
The Indian economy is experiencing severe economic slowdown not seen in many years, and cryptocurrency can potentially help. However, the government is considering a draft bill to ban cryptocurrencies, which could have undesirable consequences on the economy. Meanwhile, the Indian crypto community...
Crypto Salaries Gain Regulatory Recognition Around the World
29.8.2019
Salaries paid in decentralized digital coins have become a norm across the crypto industry, but there’s really no reason why cryptocurrencies can’t be used for remuneration by businesses in other sectors as well. In many jurisdictions that should be legal even in the absence...
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....
Venezuelan Pharmacy Chain Accepts Bitcoin Cash for Medicine and Products
28.8.2019
On August 26, a pharmacy chain in Venezuela called Farmarket revealed it now accepts cryptocurrencies through the payment provider Xpay, a subsidiary of Panda Group. Arley Lozano, Panda Group’s founder, explained how Farmarket’s pharmacy franchise has 22 stores located across...
Reformed BTC Maximalist Erik Finman Proves the Value of Unschooling
28.8.2019
A 12-year-old, future unschooling advocate at an Occupy Wall Street protest learns about Bitcoin while running from the cops. He invests. Later, the independent Erik Finman will become the supposed “world’s youngest bitcoin millionaire” at age 18. That’s not where the story...
Mega Drug Pushers Johnson & Johnson Get Away While Peaceful Silk Road Is Destroyed
28.8.2019
It’s been said that those who protest the loudest are often the ones who are guilty, and when it comes to government and their pet corporations, things are no different. No surprise, then, that the blustery moralizing — and violent state force brought to bear against businesses —...