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Krzysztof Shpak 1136 12.05.2020

Halving Has Happened, What’s Next? Crypto-Industry Stakeholders Share Their Expectations

On May 11th, block reward in the Bitcoin network was decreased from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC heralding the 3rd halving in the first crypto’s history. Block #630000, the first to bring a decreased reward, was mined by the AntPool mining pool. Crypto-industry stakeholders from around the world shared their opinions about the consequences of the […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 1101 24.04.2020

CoinJanitor: The Shitcoins’ Highlander out to Kill All Your Shitcoins

Shitcoins, the inglorious remnants of the golden age of crypto, they continue wandering aimlessly like redundant post-apocalyptic robots in a world where they no longer have a purpose or an excuse to exist. They are the bane of every Bitcoin maximalist and a sore on the once pristine body of blockchain tech.

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Krzysztof Shpak 612 15.04.2020

48show’s Max Keidun: There Will Be a Privacy War

There are myriads of individual aspects to the issue of personal privacy. In the case of Bitcoin, privacy is the subject of heated debates that split the community to an extent.

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ForkLog 53 10.04.2020

What is the Austrian School of Economics?

1 What is the Austrian School of Economics? The Austrian School holds that the self‑organising force of the market price mechanism is primary. 2 What are its key propositions? Value is subjective; consumer behaviour is hard to predict and markets are ever‑changing, making mathematical modelling and central planning largely infeasible; theory should be derived from human action; policy should favour non‑intervention, economic liberalism and libertarianism.

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Krzysztof Shpak 905 09.04.2020

Bitcoin Halving Shifts Into Future All the Time: Will It Happen as Scheduled?

Bitcoin halving will keep happening at predetermined moments until there are 21 million coins. The thing is that it’s predetermined not in time, but in block height. The nearest halving is expected to happen in May 2020.

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Krzysztof Shpak 4566 08.04.2020

Helicopter Money: Way out of Crisis or Fallacy of Traditional Economics?

On March 27th, the U.S. Senate approved the largest anti-crisis measures package to support the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s worth $2.2 trillion. The list of measures includes increasing spending on healthcare, providing direct financial help to the population, and allowing businesses to get discount loans and grants to cover salaries during the quarantine.

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Krzysztof Shpak 2891 06.04.2020

Binance Accused of Stealing $1 Million Worth of Assets: Company Denies Everything but Class Action Underway

In November 2018, Binance cryptocurrency exchange blocked an account containing almost $1 million worth of funds. Its owner accuses the site employees of embezzlement. This was initially reported to Forklog by the representatives of HackControl.

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Krzysztof Shpak 1022 05.04.2020

Peter McCormack on Silk Road and Bitcoin: as a Cocaine User—It Was Brilliant

As governments and law enforcement agencies love to remind us, Bitcoin, just like everyday paper cash, does have a darker side. Many people entered crypto through shady deals and darknet markets. Yet some managed to get their lives in order and realized that Bitcoin was just so much more than darknet cash.

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Krzysztof Shpak 675 04.04.2020

Tone Vays: Whatever Governments Call Their Digital Currencies, It’s All About Getting Rid of Paper Money

A lot is going on with the economy. The monetary authorities around the world leverage their powers to intervene by printing money and introducing unconditional payments for citizens, businesses change their model or struggle to keep afloat.

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Krzysztof Shpak 808 29.03.2020

Blockstream’s Christian Decker: It’s Really Hard to Inject Usefulness Into Proof-Of-Work

Lightning Network, a second layer payment protocol, can mean a lot to Bitcoin and other blockchain-based systems. It is hailed as a solution to scalability problems and a way to make crypto payments ubiquitous, but the tech isn’t quite mature enough to handle all that.

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Krzysztof Shpak 504 26.03.2020

Stepan Gershuni: You Will Be Able to Buy Something With Bitcoin, Not so Sure About Other Currencies

When the quarantine is over and there are people in the streets and shops once again, we may see a world that isn’t the same as the one before. On the one hand, many people and organizations will learn new tools and ways to work remotely. On the other hand, the world economy will take […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 562 25.03.2020

Whales or Rookies: Who’s to Blame for Bitcoin Crash?

The market crash of the 12th–13th of March, was an unexpected and tough trial even for seasoned investors. The actual reasons behind the crash are still up for debate.

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