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The classic IT panacea of “turning it off and on again,” popularized by the 2006 show The IT Crowd, was recently tried on Solana, a supposedly decentralized smart contract platform. To be fair, Solana validators didn’t turn the network off per se, it halted on its own. The halting
The first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, El Salvador has also become the first nation state to routinely buy the Bitcoin dips. When on "Bitcoin Day," the day the Central American nation's Bitcoin Law went into effect, Bitcoin dropped from $52,000 to to the
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Never argue with a Nocoiner. Nature abhors a vacuum, and debunking the latest Bitcoin FUD will just create a void to be filled with even dumber FUD. Our latest example comes from an employee of the Dutch
Opinion • Technology • Sep 20, 2021
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Never argue with a Nocoiner. Nature abhors a vacuum, and debunking the latest Bitcoin FUD will just create a void to be filled with even dumber FUD. Our latest example comes from an employee of the Dutch
Opinion • Technology • Sep 20, 2021
The classic IT panacea of “turning it off and on again,” popularized by the 2006 show The IT Crowd, was recently tried on Solana, a supposedly decentralized smart contract platform. To be fair, Solana validators didn’t turn the network off per se, it halted on its own. The halting
Opinion • Altcoins • Sep 20, 2021
In June 2018 the House Ethics Committee passed new rules requiring members to disclose their ownership of crypto asset holdings worth more than $1,000 in annual reports, giving them the same treatment as any other asset. While the financial filings for Representatives, Senators, and Executive Branch Officials are all
Feature • Bitcoin • Sep 16, 2021
Germany's finance regulator BaFin has approved the first security token offering (STO) issued on a Bitcoin sidechain for the German market. The approval was obtained by alternative asset marketplace STOKR to host the security token offering for sci-fi MMO Infinite Fleet, according to a press release shared with
News • Economy • Sep 16, 2021
A new Bitcoin movie has hit the screens. This Machine Greens, a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Jamie King (“Steal This Film”), premiered this week on YouTube. The crowd-funded documentary, produced by Enrique Posner, explores the relationship of Bitcoin to energy and examines critics’ claims that bitcoin mining is “dirty.” The
News • Politics • Sep 14, 2021
In this, the last of his weekly column The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, Obi reflects on how quickly hegemony has been achieved - and looks forward to many more new mountains to climb. After ten years fighting at Troy and another decade travelling home, Ulysses could have retired in comfort
Opinion • Bitcoin • Sep 14, 2021
Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has partnered with Macquarie Group to build a new bitcoin mining facility with a focus on carbon-neutral energy sources. Macquarie is an Australian investment bank with more than $400 billion in assets under management. The group has been heavily involved in supporting renewable energy developments and
News • Business • Sep 08, 2021