Crypto Does Not Have an Illicit Finance Problem, Bad Actors Do
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6 Ways the Halving Will Impact Bitcoin Mining
The next Bitcoin halving, scheduled for April 20, is poised to significantly impact the mining landscape. Below Jaran Mellerud, of Hashlabs Mining, forecasts for what lies ahead.
What the Ethereum Community’s Staking Argument Is Really About
The Ethereum community is debating the power and responsibilities of the Ethereum Foundation, which some think is playing central banker by suggesting changes to the ether issuance formula.
Bitcoin Mining’s Boon for Small Town America
Will Foxley’s doc about a small Texas town’s embrace of a new mining facility paints a more positive story about Bitcoin’s impact on rural communities than typically reported.
The EasyA Consensus Hackathon: Web3 Unicorn Breeding Ground
Consensus 2022 by CoinDesk, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USA – 11 Jun 2022
Shinobi: How Covenants Help Scale Bitcoin
Bitcoin Magazine’s technical editor says it’s necessary to implement covenants – which allow joint ownership of UTXOs – if Bitcoin is to fulfill its promise of bringing financial self-sovereignty to people globally.
What Does Ripple’s Stablecoin Mean for XRP?
XRP has plenty of internet fans but Ripple has struggled to win real enterprise customers. Will its new stablecoin fill the gap and overshadow its existing token?
DAOs Beware: Neo-Imperialism Is on the Rise in Crypto-Land
Wyoming’s new legal entities for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations sets up legal entities that cheapens the idea of creating protocols that work independent of nation states, Martin Schmidt writes.
For Crypto, the Global Regulatory ‘Olympics’ Has Already Begun
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Defending Goldman Sachs’ Latest Crypto Criticism
Instead of poking holes in recent anti-crypto comments made by Goldman Sachs’ CIO of Asset & Wealth Management, Noelle Acheson attempts to understand where they’re coming from, and what they suggest for our approach to crypto education.