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Cards, routes and two tickers: how not to get your grandmother’s card blocked in P2P arbitrage
ForkLog 15 04.12.2024

Cards, routes and two tickers: how not to get your grandmother’s card blocked in P2P arbitrage

Some call crypto arbitrage a scam that, for some reason, still hasn’t been banned; others see it as a window of opportunity—not as fast or as easy as it looks. ForkLog does not hand out labels, but it does think it important to hear every voice in the market. So read our interview with Nikita—the […]
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Bitcoin free banking: from utopia to reality
ForkLog 15 03.12.2024

Bitcoin free banking: from utopia to reality

In Galaxy’s November report on Bitcoin layer-2 (L2) solutions, the firm weighed DeFi’s prospects on Bitcoin. Analysts estimate the segment’s TVL at $50 billion by 2030 (2.3% of the annual supply of digital gold at today’s price). Who will supply liquidity to Bitcoin-based L2s in the coming years, and how? Oleg Cash Coin investigates. Bitcoin […]
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ChatGPT’s evolution: two years that changed technology
ForkLog 76 29.11.2024

ChatGPT’s evolution: two years that changed technology

ChatGPT was released on 30 November 2022. What first looked like another experimental chatbot quickly revealed revolutionary potential. Users embraced it for everything from everyday conversation to tackling complex tasks and drafting academic papers. In two years, ChatGPT has shifted from a niche product to a fixture of the modern internet. This article revisits the […]
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Anonymity is not a crime: a legal analysis of the new Tornado Cash ruling
ForkLog 7 28.11.2024

Anonymity is not a crime: a legal analysis of the new Tornado Cash ruling

On November 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the sanctions imposed by OFAC on the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer. The opinion is well reasoned—compared with the district court, it shows a deeper and clearer understanding of the project’s structure and how the protocol operates. Moreover, the court addressed a number […]
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We can scale: how pyramid schemes went crypto
ForkLog 27 27.11.2024

We can scale: how pyramid schemes went crypto

Russia is in the grip of a boom in pyramid schemes. According to the Central Bank’s data, more than 3,700 organisations with the hallmarks of such schemes were identified in 2024—70% more than in 2023 and 93% more than in 2022. Fraudsters, when explaining high returns to depositors, hide behind cryptocurrency trading and the use […]
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How long can the bull run last? Analysts’ forecasts and classic business cycles
ForkLog 26 26.11.2024

How long can the bull run last? Analysts’ forecasts and classic business cycles

The 2024 surge in bitcoin and meme tokens has stirred expectations and upbeat forecasts. As the original cryptocurrency sets fresh all-time highs, investors are asking: how long will the crypto market rise this time? Oleg Cash Coin set out to answer. Analysts’ forecasts Many are familiar with the fortunes of early crypto holders who managed […]
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I want to bequeath my entire estate to a cat. How to do it with Web3
ForkLog 15 22.11.2024

I want to bequeath my entire estate to a cat. How to do it with Web3

A life spent working and trading, squinting at ‘golden crosses’, stacking every satoshi in a Web3 wallet and skimping on a personal life—and now the end approaches. What if you want to bequeath your crypto wealth to the only creature you truly care about—your beloved cat—but you trust only smart contracts? Asking that question, Sergey […]
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Seen this film before: how crypto’s 2024 echoes 2016
ForkLog 6 21.11.2024

Seen this film before: how crypto’s 2024 echoes 2016

Donald Trump is heading to the White House, bitcoin is taking up more space in investors’ portfolios, and altcoins still refuse to rally. We read such headlines both today and exactly eight years ago. Oleg CashCoin explains why 2024 looks uncannily like 2016, where it differs and what follows. Waiting for Trump In 2016 Donald […]
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Mantle’s L2, restaking and TON ties: an ecosystem overview
ForkLog 39 19.11.2024

Mantle’s L2, restaking and TON ties: an ecosystem overview

Since the alpha launch of Mantle’s L2 in July 2023, its TVL surpassed $1.86bn. According to data from DeFi Llama in November 2024, more than 90 DeFi protocols are deployed on the network. We explain what Mantle is and analyse the ecosystem’s main activities. What is Mantle Mantle emerged from a relaunch of the BitDAO […]
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“Our task is to help people extract more from this bull run.” An interview with GoMining CEO Mark Zalan
ForkLog 45 15.11.2024

“Our task is to help people extract more from this bull run.” An interview with GoMining CEO Mark Zalan

In mid-September the developers of the GoMining app launched Miner Wars, a mode that gamifies Bitcoin mining. Since then, about 25,000 users have joined, making in-game purchases of more than $500,000 using the GOMINING utility token. We spoke with GoMining CEO Mark Zalan about democratising mining through NFTs and the growing interest in Bitcoin-based DeFi. […]
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Vitalik Buterin versus ‘training wheels’: what scaling should look like in 2025
ForkLog 24 15.11.2024

Vitalik Buterin versus ‘training wheels’: what scaling should look like in 2025

In November 2022 Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin published a post on the evolution of scaling solutions. He urged rollup teams to standardise their decentralisation milestones and introduced the notion of “training wheels.” In September 2024 Buterin returned with a call for a unified vision of the Ethereum ecosystem and the removal of centralising factors. He […]
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Mine, baby, mine: how miners turned into speculators—and the risks for the market
ForkLog 9 13.11.2024

Mine, baby, mine: how miners turned into speculators—and the risks for the market

While investors focus on US exchange-traded funds, bitcoin miners are adapting to the new regime after the April 2024 halving. It cut daily issuance from 900 to 450 BTC. Yet, contrary to common belief, aggregate revenues for the diggers of digital gold have barely changed. Oleg Cash Coin examines what large miners are doing to […]
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