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Decentralized finance is becoming one of the crypto buzzwords of 2019. Beyond the hype, the DeFi movement offers up some intriguing potential. It aims to create a truly decentralized financial system, one which doesn’t need the traditional banking system. A system more closely aligned to the original intentions of Bitcoin’s elusive creator than anything we’ve […]
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A few months ago, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced its plans to get into the Bitcoin and digital asset rumble. ICE, which also owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and a cryptocurrency subsidiary called Bakkt, pushed that narrative forward with its acquisition of a cryptocurrency custodian service called Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC) for an […]
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Since the start of 2019, Binance Coin (BNB) has led the cryptocurrency pack, growing over 200 percent in three short months. It has demolished the performance of Bitcoin (38.9%), Ethereum (30.7%), Litecoin (187.8%), and almost every other cryptocurrency so far this year. The native coin of the world’s largest crypto exchange is back to its […]
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Editor’s Note: the following is a guest post submitted by ZenLedger. Bookkeeping is the cornerstone of any business. You need an organized record of all the transactions that occur within an organization before you can understand the cash flow within your business. It’s why everyone from solo practitioners to nonprofits, to multinational conglomerates, entrust professional […]
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New thinkers are tinkering around with ideas that challenge the very nature of governance structures in human society today. Quadratic voting (QV) is one such idea that has been gaining a lot of ground lately. The public continues to call governments into question. Wealth inequality is growing, corruption is widespread, and the relentless pursuit of […]
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Bitcoin is a terrible money for criminals. The asset’s loose pseudonymity makes it relatively easy to identify someone’s address and transactions. But it’s not just criminals that should want privacy. Privacy is important beyond its direct implications. Fungibility is one of the key properties of sound money. This refers to the property whereby all coins […]
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Every Week Can’t Be Green The good times can’t last forever. After a few weeks of consistent growth, we finally saw a pullback this week. The crypto market cap fell from $174.7B down to a low of $167.7B before climbing back up to $172.7B. Overall, we saw a one percent loss on the week. Not […]
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Every quarter or so, crypto followers enthusiastically plaster the Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings across Twitter, Reddit threads and Facebook blockchain groups. Often they use it to justify their specific view on why x coin sucks or why y token is better than the rest. However, for the reasons we outline below, there’s no reason for you to follow […]
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Bitcoin Wants to Pump…You Up! The good times keep on rollin’ in. The market was fairly quiet this week. Well, quiet until late Monday when it rocketed up more than 10 percent overnight. And this pump wasn’t followed by a dump, either. The total market cap continued to climb through the remainder of the week, […]
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Bitcoin on the Streets, Monero in the Sheets The good news keeps on rolling in. After a brief dip in the middle of the week, the total market cap consistently climbed to finish off at $143.3B. Calculating from last Friday’s cap of $140.4B, the market grew a healthy two percent this week. And, several coins […]
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