Quantum computing could potentially break much of the encryption algorithms and protocols that currently secure the internet and computational industry as they are. I chose artificial intelligence as my next topic, as it can be considered as one of the most known technologies, and people imagine it when they talk about the future. But the […]
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Diversified holding company DPW Holdings suspends its crypto mining business Digital Farms about 2 months before Bitcoin halving. Although the cryptocurrency markets have slightly recovered following massive sell-offs in mid-March, Bitcoin’s (BTC) faltering price has led to notable miner instability and closures. Soon after Bitcoin dropped below the $4,000 threshold on March 13, DPW Holdings, […]
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DeFi’s most important company, MakerDAO, narrowly avoids the hangman’s noose, carries out debt auctions to set things right. The crypto industry is young, and in emerging tech, a handful of companies often lead the charge. For those holding equity in these companies, this is generally considered something to be encouraged. For everyone else, it is […]
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Brazil’s banking chief argues that crypto is a failure as a currency — but in neighbouring Venezuela it has already ‘changed the destiny of an entire country’. The President of the Brazilian Banking Federation, Murilo Portugal, has argued that cryptocurrencies are not really currencies at all. Portugal was speaking in a debate about the ‘Impact […]
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The WFE’s Head of Regulatory affairs provides further clarity on what makes crypto a commodity versus a security. Are cryptocurrencies securities or commodities? The World Federation of Exchanges, or WFE, released a document talking cryptocurrency terminology and regulation last week. In conversation with Cointelegraph, WFE Head of Regulatory Affairs, Richard Metcalfe, has added further clarity […]
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Cryptocurrency is an alternative to sovereign currencies that are issued by state governments, but national digital currencies are not so far away from being launched. Over 30 years ago, in a January 1988 cover story emblazoned with a phoenix hovering over a paper-money inferno, The Economist offered this semi-prophetic vision of currency: “Thirty years from […]
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The increasing number of internet users could be a major driving force for crypto and blockchain adoption worldwide. As we enter the start of a new decade, the number of internet users has reached a truly astonishing level: Almost 4.5 billion people were active users as of January, encompassing 59% of the global population. With […]
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Much like Bitcoin, most fiat currencies experience periods of economic stagnation and immense decline when looked at from a broader perspective. Gone are the days of dusty ledgers and checkbooks. Over the last decade or so, the word “money” has taken on a completely new meaning for a lot of people all over the world. […]
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The Bitcoin network hash rate has just taken a steep plummet, and is now down almost 45% from its 2020 peak. The Bitcoin (BTC) network hash rate has just taken a steep plummet and is now down almost 45% from its 2020 peak. The network’s hash rate sank from 136.2 quintillion hashes per second (EH/s) […]
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Will the sacrifice of our privacy help to stop, or at least reduce, the global spread of the coronavirus, and why the governments want to use the total mass surveillance? As the coronavirus continues to spread a total lockdown across the world, governments are creating the foundations for a new society of total surveillance. Can […]
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