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Blockchain Bites: Satoshi’s Sword of Damocles
21.5.2020
Yesterday, some of the earliest mined bitcoin moved after more than a decade of dormancy. Whale Alert – a popular, mostly-automated Twitter account that tracks major crypto transactions – broadcasted the message across the cryptoverse, saying 40 coins mined in the first month of the network’s...
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Difficulty Adjustment and More
20.5.2020
Big Tech firms outlined the dangers of letting the US fall behind in strategic blockchain initiatives while a former Coinbase lawyer is moving to a top government seat
First Mover: Bitcoin Just Got Easier to Mine, But for How Long?
20.5.2020
Bitcoin's mining "difficulty" just fell 6%, giving small-scale miners a reprieve. But this is only a small dip before an even steeper ascent
Blockchain Bites: BlockFi Hacked, Block.one Sued, BitMEX Down
19.5.2020
A SIM swapping exploit revealed BlockFi customer names and addresses while BitMEX is hit with RICO accusations
First Mover: Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment Feels Like Post-Halving Easing Party
19.5.2020
Bitcoin mining is set to get easier, as the network undergoes an expected difficulty adjustment on Tuesday – the first since last week's reward halving
Blockchain Bites: a16z’s Cyclic Crypto Thinking and Grin’s Grim Outlook
18.5.2020
FalconX brought in an equivalent to Facebook's 2005 Series A while Grin flounders and a16z asks if crypto's on the cusp of a boom period
First Mover: Bitcoin Rally Sends Message to Capitalists as Despair on Wall Street Grows
18.5.2020
Bitcoin's recent price rally and industry optimism contrast with the downbeat tone in the U.S. stock market. Even Visa's CEO says digital currencies could be "additive to the payments ecosystem."
Crypto Long & Short: Mining Derivatives Point to Growing Sophistication
18.5.2020
Noelle Acheson picks apart trends in global interest and trust in crypto asset technology, and revisits the growing financialization of bitcoin mining
Blockchain Bites: Last Day of Consensus, Will Crypto Save the Internet?
16.5.2020
It broke J.K. Rowling's Time Line
Blockchain Bites: What You Need to Know About the Last Day of Consensus: Distributed
15.5.2020
From bitcoin mining workshops to VR meetings about VR meetings, everything you need to know for the last day of Consensus: Distributed
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Hot Again, and Crypto Miners Are Hoarding – Or Are They?
15.5.2020
Bitcoin is rallying again, and some analysts are taking a closer look at data extracted from the underlying blockchain for signals on whether cryptocurrency miners are buying or selling. Or if they're HODLing
Blockchain Bites: Will Enterprise Blockchain Find a ‘Killer App’ or Be Killed?
14.5.2020
IBM, We.Trade and Microsoft executives spoke about the trials and tribulations of capitalizing on enterprise-grade blockchain at Consensus: Distributed
Blockchain Bites: Capitalizing on Enterprise Blockchain and Reading Coin Metrics
14.5.2020
Today at Consensus: Distributed you'll hear from IBM, EY and ING Bank executives on enterprise blockchain profitability and Nic Carter on coin metrics
First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates, Bitcoiners Wonder What If
14.5.2020
Even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell says negative interest rates are not on the cards, the remaining possibility might be rekindling traders' spirits – or at least refocusing attention on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation
Blockchain Bites: The Government Won’t ‘Kill DeFi’ but FATF Might Compromise Anonymity
14.5.2020
Consensus: Distributed saw discussions over the constitutionality of FATF's Travel Rule and why regulators want DeFi in the U.S
Blockchain Bites: FATF, Financial Inclusion and Banking Without Banks: A Look Ahead At Consensus, Day 3
13.5.2020
Your guide to Consensus: Distributed, Day 3: FATF, DeFi and why Bitcoin is still king
First Mover: Derivatives May Have Blunted the Halving’s Volatility Spike
13.5.2020
The anemic price action surrounding bitcoin's third halving has led to head-scratching over why the cryptocurrency didn't moon. One possibility: Derivatives are bringing more price discovery
Blockchain Bites: Will Crypto See Any of the CBDC Action?
13.5.2020
The world is growing comfortable with digital assets: JP Morgan banks crypto, England discusses CBDCs and Sheila Warren a place for privacy coins
Blockchain Bites: Your Ultimate Guide to Consensus Distributed, Day 2
12.5.2020
Here's the rundown on what not to miss
First Mover: Dull Bitcoin Halving Salvaged By Satoshi Tribute in Block 629,999
12.5.2020
A coded-in message on the blockchain harked back the the genesis of the original cryptocurrency