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The Origins of the World’s Oldest Bitcoin Metric, Explained
19.7.2020
Bitcoin days destroyed (BDD) was first introduced as a concept back in 2011. At the time, it had only been two years since the creation of the world’s first cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Individuals were already beginning to innovate ways to measure on-chain transaction activity and value
Social Media Is Democracy’s Faultline: The Breakdown Weekly Recap
18.7.2020
From PayPal crypto confirmed to action in central bank digital currencies, these were six themes shaping the week
Novel Charts Dark Side of ICO Mania
18.7.2020
Haydn Wilks' latest novel examines the cryptomania of the 2017 ICO boom
What If the Too-Strong Dollar Is a Solved Problem? Feat. Jon Turek
17.7.2020
Finance writer Jon Turek argues that between Federal Reserve swap lines, Europe stabilization and a few other factors, the strong dollar problem may be (temporarily) solved
38,000 People Are Watching a Fraudulent VeChain YouTube Scam Right Now
17.7.2020
38,000 viewers are reportedly tuning in to a YouTube live-stream promoting the classic “double your money” scam targeted at users of VeChain VET tokens
‘Wonder Woman’ Illustrator Jose Delbo to Release Comic Book on the Blockchain
17.7.2020
Noted DC Comics illustrator Jose Delbo is releasing limited-edition artworks on a blockchain-powered platform this month
On dependency
17.7.2020
Rob Weychert:
But I can’t host your site or even my own site. I didn’t build the CMS. Other people made the hardware and software I use to generate and optimize images. Other people made the fonts. Other people standardized the digital formats for those images and fonts. I didn’t write the HTML...
What Does the Twitter Hack Mean for Bitcoin? Crypto Reacts
17.7.2020
Is the Twitter hack a watershed moment to decentralized social media? Does it reinforce negative stereotypes of Bitcoin only being used in crime? CoinDesk asked crypto luminaries to see what they think
Maybe It Wasn’t About the Money – Few People Fell for Twitter Hack, Data Indicates
16.7.2020
While the crypto wallets associated with the scam registered over 400 transactions, the attackers seem to have made away with a relatively small haul
No, the Twitter Hack Wasn’t About Bitcoin
16.7.2020
The motivations and implications of a hack that had everyone from Coinbase to Kanye shilling a scam for bitcoin
Binance CEO Criticizes Twitter Security After Coordinated Attack on Prominent Accounts
16.7.2020
Talking to CoinDesk at the World Blockchain Summit Asia on Thursday, Chanpeng "CZ" Zhao called Twitter's security "weak" after a wave of account breaches Wednesday
Massive Twitter Attack: Apple, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Uber Tweeting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam
16.7.2020
A massive attack hit crypto Twitter on Wednesday as many prominent accounts began tweeting about a bitcoin giveaway. Soon it was apparent that the breach was much more serious when major corporations and famous people tweeted that they will double your bitcoin, including Apple, Google, Joe Biden...
The Issues Shaping the US and China’s ‘New Cold War’
15.7.2020
From control of the digital realm to territorial skirmishes, these are the issues shaping an increasingly troubled relationship
Bitcoin Has American Mindshare but Few Users
15.7.2020
The results from the Federal Reserve's annual Survey of Consumer Choice are in: Most people know of bitcoin, few are using it
Jack Dorsey’s Cash App Sponsors NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace
15.7.2020
The NASCAR driver has a new sponsorship deal with Jack Dorsey's Cash App that will see him sport the bitcoin logo at race events
Why Are Execs of Bankrupt Companies Being Rewarded With Millions?
14.7.2020
It’s hard to tell people not to be angry with capitalism when the system is rewarding failure with millions of dollars in bankruptcy bonuses
Charlie Shrem TLDL: Ray Youssef and Crypto’s Role in Africa
14.7.2020
Ray Youssef joins Charlie Shrem to discuss Paxful's mission in Africa, the liberating power of crypto and the unfairness of the African franc
What It’s Really Like to Live on Bitcoin in the Middle East
14.7.2020
The story of a Syrian migrant in Iraq shows how bitcoin can work as intended – as a global currency that transcends borders
Five Years On, Ethereum Really Is the ‘Minecraft of Crypto-Finance’
14.7.2020
The Ethereum community has delivered on many of its promises, says the author of a new book charting the blockchain's early history
Data Says HODL! People Are Trading Ethereum (ETH) More, Bitcoin Less
14.7.2020
Exchange balances for ETH and BTC move in opposite directions in a new insight into investor sentiment