Tag:bitcoin

News: Shapeshift KYC, Kraken Halifax shutdown, EU ICO rules, UK Blockchain APPG, Mone’s failed ICO, KodakOne, Ethereum analytics, Bitcoin crash, Laurie Penny doing the Crypto Cruise, Walch/Schuster recordings

‘Tis just a seasonal dip!
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DPW restores hydroelectric plant in upstate NY for crypto mining. That’s good, right? And promotes the AntEater mining rig!

DPW would do far better just selling the electricity locally. This plan doesn’t make sense as a business.
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News: Bitmain IPO, Bitcoin and Tether, Terpin v. AT&T, NVidia hates crypto, Vietman blocks mining rigs, Playboy v. GBT, Ethereum Ponzis, Bitcoin bail, Maersk v. shipping industry

Bitcoin explained: “imagine if keeping your car idling 24/7 produced solved Sudokus you could trade for heroin.”
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News: BitFi hack, Court of the Blockchain, BitForex fake volume, .luxe for Ethereum domain names, crypto mining still environmentally awful, Bitcoin still useless, Tether

You can definitely trust John McAfee on all crypto-related matters. Maybe.
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News: Bitcoin $9000, Tether $1.08, US cross-agency task force, Bancor hack, DIRT, Augur, LSE, Ethereum Classic

CRYPTO STANDS FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIUM.
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News: Mt. Gox recovers, Bitcoin crashes, Bitfinex/Tether, Kaminska to Parliament, Hydro-Québec, TRON, EOS, Nano insecure keys

“I hate these extremely rare occurrences of crypto exchanges getting hacked once a week.”
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Bitcoin’s stupendous power waste is green, apparently — bad excuses for Proof-of-Work

Did you know that Bitcoin using 0.1% of all the electricity on earth, and 0.5% by the end of the year, is actually good? Huge if true.
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News: Bitcoin’s power consumption, Bing bans crypto ads, HoweyCoins, HTC’s blockchain phone, Whalepool vs Bitfinex

And how to research the Panama Papers yourself at home.
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News: Zimbabwe crypto ban, crypto Lambos, Quinn DuPont, Bitmain and Circle with USD Coin, anime girls on the blockchain

Quinn DuPont’s book is going to be a good one, and you should get it when it’s out.
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Bitcoin’s continuing failure to substitute for gold

Bitcoin maximalists think Bitcoin is the perfect substitute for gold. Not even gold fans listen to them. But what would it take for Bitcoin to achieve this?
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