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Venezuela Loves Dash: Altcoin Surges 30% on Adoption Push

Venezuela Loves Dash: Altcoin Surges 30% on Adoption PushNews dominating the current cycle is all about bitcoin core (BTC) skipping above the psychological $7,000 price point. However, quietly, determinedly, the altcoin Dash has been besting all comers. It is up double digits in recent days, thanks in part to its proponents’ dogged hustle and commitment to emerging economies such as Venezuela. Also read: […]

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August 29, 2018 0

Decentralizing Cryptocurrency Is Hard

Decentralizing Cryptocurrency Is Hard“Decentralization shaming” is a popular way for cryptocurrency tribes to laud their anointed altcoin at the expense of the rest. The degree to which a cryptocurrency is free from control by any one entity has become a stick with which to beat projects that don’t measure up to bitcoin, which is all of them. Such […]

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June 4, 2018 0

Cryptocurrency Communities Just Can’t Get Along

Cryptocurrency Communities Just Can’t Get AlongIf there’s one thing that rival cryptocurrency factions can agree on, it’s their mutual dislike of one other. Everything else is up for debate, and not calm, reasonable debate, but the sort of fevered in-fighting that makes the crypto community resemble an unruly rabble. This internecine squabbling has arguably done more to hinder cryptocurrency adoption […]

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May 8, 2018 0

Most Cryptocurrencies Are More Centralized Than You Think

Most Cryptocurrencies Are More Centralized Than You ThinkThe whole point of cryptocurrencies is that they’re decentralized. Peer-to-peer cash; trustless exchange; bypassing intermediaries. So why are numerous cryptocurrencies structured more like central banks? From adjusting wallet balances to controlling nodes, many crypto projects behave just like the financial institutions they were meant to replace. Throw in the cult of a strong leader, and […]

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January 26, 2018 0

Autopsy of the Bitconnect Implosion: Ponzi, Centralization, Governance

Autopsy of Bitconnect: Ponzi, Centralization, GovernancePonzi lending smart bot scam Bitconnect finally did what most sane observers predicted long, long ago. It went splat. And it didn’t collapse due to government pressure, nor flurries of bad press, and certainly not from DDoS hacking attacks. The story is more of a ballad, a great object lesson, and it is the lie […]

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January 19, 2018 0

Investors Call Foul Play as Coinbase Parries Insider Trading Accusations

Investors Call Foul Play as Coinbase Parries Insider Trading AccusationsThe operation had been underway for weeks. Had all gone to plan, Coinbase and Gdax customers would have awoken on Wednesday morning to discover that bitcoin cash trading had finally been added. Traders would relish the liquidity this new market would bring, the exchanges would scoop up more fees, and bitcoin core maximalists would soon […]

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December 20, 2017 0