It will be immensely difficult for the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains to protect their competitive edge if they do not pursue a radical change.
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From tulips to Bitcoin, bubbles have been given a bad rap as destroyers of dreams — but they’re essential for our brightest future. Here’s why.
There’s enough evidence to conclude president Bukele had no idea what he was doing.
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A “stakehodler” has both a voice and a vote, an economic interest in how each network stewards important global resources.
Research shows how “dark” Brett Martinpersonality traits affect Bitcoin enthusiasm.
Cyberattacks are growing in number and sophistication.
On forums, “true bitcoiners” didn’t talk about technology or crypto. Instead, they talked about trust and corruption.
An analogy explains the greater fool theory: You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away; you just have to run faster than the other guy.
Bitcoin’s creator owns five percent of the entire Bitcoin supply, meaning that he has a larger percent of Bitcoin than the U.S. has of gold.
Bitcoin is often derided as volatile, but a new report suggests there is a method to the madness.
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If the metaverse is money, then companies will certainly want to play, too.
Digital currencies are set to upend paper currencies, but it likely won’t be the decentralized utopia some hope it will be.
The first nation to make bitcoin legal tender will use geothermal energy to mine it.
Cryptocurrency “news” is dominated by enthusiasts and haters. Surely, an intellectual discussion can be had.
Between the instability of the real estate market and cryptocurrency fluctuations, everyone has been talking about bubbles. But what are they, really?
Smart investors recognize that the stock market doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
Day trading has the potential to yield incredible profits, but without a time machine, you’re unlikely to achieve them.
Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use online ledgers, called blockchains, to record transactions. These blockchains are decentralized, meaning the permanent record is not stored in one location but exists on […]
Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent and grabs some of them in hopes they’ll contain a check that’s been filled in. That’s just the start.
Kublai Khan wasn’t the first ruler in history to issue paper money, but his Yuan dynasty did take unprecedented action to ensure this revolutionary form of currency retained its value.
Is Bitcoin akin to ‘digital gold’?
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Argentina’s black market for cash is embracing crypto — but it’s not what crypto proponents expected.
Employees are quitting at record rates – a trend that shows no signs of stopping.
A crash course in the history of money, the birth of Bitcoin, and blockchain technology.
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Between fake vaccine passports and targeted supply chain attacks, things are only getting more risky.
Information may not seem like something physical, yet it has become a central concern for physicists. A wonderful new book explores the importance of the “dataome” for the physical, biological, and human worlds.
And if they could, would they care, asks philosopher John Gray in his new book.