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Bitcoin Beats Banks As another week goes by, countless billions were created into the US financial system by its own central bank. According to the WSJ the FED added another $57.5 billion in temporary liquidity into financial markets. The central bank started interfering in markets since September and intends to boost repurchase operations within the vacation […]
Ever since Bitcoin first was created, 11 years ago, the community around it grew and for the past few years, everyone started talking about mass adoption. But before even thinking about Bitcoin replacing cash and traditional fiat, we need to overcome the handicap we are facing right now and answer the question: Why don’t people […]
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Can Be Used for Private Messaging Lightning Labs revealed an experimental project: Whatsat, an application of the lightning network which may be utilised to send private messages. Just like bitcoin, it is censorship-resistant. However, unlike encrypted programs that morph messages to info, securing the text to keep the messages private from prying […]
Have you ever wondered yourself what would happen if Bitcoin disappeared? And in what context would this happen? Some crypto enthusiasts have considered it and came up with some scenarios. How can Bitcoin disappear? Which one will it be? Could be all of this, or could be none. But the answer may lay in the […]
Canada set off to create its own cryptocurrency If you can not beat’em, join ’em. Allegedly, Canada is beginning to embrace the notion of launching a cryptocurrency. It’d replace fiat and, provided the inherent and automated coverage connected with crypto, would permit the nation to continuously monitor all financial moves by everybody in the nation. […]
Will charities and worldwide organizations help in the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies? Cryptocurrency adoption took a significant step forward with information that UNICEF will shortly be accepting Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) contributions. Christina Lomazzo along with her blockchain team at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will allow the donation of cryptocurrencies. This pilot […]
The cryptosphere got another burst of energy last week as programmers, entrepreneurs, venture vets, policymakers, artists, and fans descended on NYC at the yearly Blockchain Week. ConsenSys’ two-day Ethereal Summit kicked the week off at Pioneer Works, a renovated railroad trail factory in Red Hook, a fitting venue for the leaders of Web3 to design […]
North Korea wants its own cryptocurrency An analyst from Center for Financial Crime and Security concluded that the nation has the essential expertise and tools to establish its cryptocurrency. In terms of the motives behind the initiative, the specialists often largely produce negative situations — by bypassing the global sanctions and money laundering to speculation […]
U.S. government clamps down The critical moment when the U.S. had to take decisive action against illegal drugs being bought with cryptocurrency occurred in 2013 when FBI agents hurried to the San Francisco Public Library to detain Ross Ulbricht, a guy who played a fundamental part in the digitalization of the global drug trade. Running under […]
Could it be the very best thing that has ever occurred to bitcoin? Even by the standards of the Trump administration, the latest trade warfare escalations with China are kinetic. After declaring he had been slapping tariffs on the remainder of China’s exports to the US, China reacted by allowing their money to fall below […]
