Why Blockchains Can Be Counterintuitive
Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in general face a particularly high hurdle when it comes to people’s developing an intuitive mental model.
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Cryptocurrencies in Service of Those Most in Need
A new blockchain initiative promises to make it easier for refugees transporting wealth.
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Cryptocredit and Tradeable Cryptosecurities
The beauty of blockchain technology is that it makes old intermediaries unnecessary. Intermediation of cryptocurrency can be performed on the blockchain. It does not require a third party.
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New Cryptocurrency to Mimic Algorithmic Central Bank
A new cryptocurrency, “basis,” seeks to eliminate price volatility by setting up an “algorithmic central bank,” that is, a set of rules that adjust the money supply without human intervention.
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Blockchain Basics: Bitcoin, Lightning, and Ripple
Blockchain technology is developing at a fast pace. Don’t get left behind!
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The Economic Limits of Bitcoin
The costs required to protect Bitcoin from an attack may be its long-term downfall.
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The Blockchain Threat Has Drastically Sped Up Cross-Border Payments
Facing competition from blockchain-based tokens, SWIFT has made significant upgrades we all benefit from.
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Vox, Netflix Pull a Fast One on Cryptocurrencies
Instead of addressing misconceptions and increasing public understanding of cryptocurrencies, the Netflix-Vox documentary repeats scare-mongering that has been the staple of shallow tech journalism.
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Bitcoin Is Less Volatile Than Its Cryptocurrency Cousins
It’s hard to say with a straight face that Bitcoin is “the stable cryptocurrency,” but compared to its cousins, its wild price swings are a little less wild.
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SEC Gives Green Light to Digital Asset Freedom
The Howey Test is legacy content from our civilization past, same as Morse Code, the horse-drawn plow, and the presidential fireside chat. We’ve moved on. At least we are trying to.
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Thank You, Blockchain, for This Warhol Painting
The beauty of the art example of distributed ownership is that it gets the creative juices flowing. How many other applications of blockchain are out there waiting? Blockchain is like oil, like the Internet, like fire; that is, not a single instance with one use case but a resource with potentially limitless uses. doing countless other things. It is technology for building things and for making human relationships more peaceful and more prosperous.
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In the ICO Race, First May Not Be Best
Telling an entrepreneur with a great idea in a blossoming industry to sit on their hands for a couple of years is a tough sell, but there are of reasons why sitting down and taking a deep breath today might lead to greater success down the road.
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