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Categories: General, Guest BlogDynamism and Destiny: Bitcoin and Asia
April 15th, 2014 by
Visiting Author Bitcoin is a worldwide currency that stretches from the Americas to Asia and everywhere north and south. Trading Bitcoin easily between all peoples and places of the world requires a trading platform that makes it so. Joseph Lee discusses trading on BTC.sx. Read More -
Is LTBcoin Jumping the Gun with Counterparty?
April 14th, 2014 by Visiting Author There's lots of interesting discussions going on right now about the sidechain capability of Bitcoin and what the possible implementations could be. LTBcoin is coming down the pipeline, with Counterparty being the intended application to be used with it. rotalumis discusses LTBcoin and Counterparty. Read More -
Is This the End of Bitcoin Anonymity?
April 11th, 2014 by Visiting Author For many in the Bitcoin space, talk about regulation and working with governments is a highly controversial topic. There's a division between the more libertarian types that see the currency and protocol as a pathway to freedom, while there are others who see it as a new innovation in payment systems that should be regulated. Ella Mason talks about some misconceptions of Bitcoin and these issues. Read More -
A Meta Investment Strategy
April 10th, 2014 by Visiting Author There's a lot of media coverage of Bitcoin these days, but how does one sift through it all? Do you have a main source of information, or a few? Nick Myers shares some of his favorite sources, as well as a glimpse of a possible future of payment and media. Read More -
Hard Forking, Airdrops, and Pumps
April 9th, 2014 by Visiting Author What kinds of implications are there from hard forks, airdrops, and pumping? Hard forks could have a myriad of consequences, as does these other two. Nick Myers talks about some examples we've seen of these using altcoins. Read More -
Blockchain 2.0 – Let a Thousand Chains Blossom
April 8th, 2014 by Visiting Author What is possible with Bitcoin 2.0? There's been discussion of the possibilities of such applications as smart contracts, shares, and more, but how can this be accomplished? Tim Swanson discusses how Bitcoin 2.0 can be achieved. Read More -
Anonymity and Darkness on Wall Street versus Transparency for Bitcoin
April 7th, 2014 by Visiting Author In what ways do Bitcoin and Wall Street differ? Bitcoin is open and transparent, while Wall Street works in the shadows. Joseph Lee, co-founder of BTC.sx, discusses transparency and legitimacy of Bitcoin thru its community and very nature. Read More -
Too Many Coins?
April 3rd, 2014 by Visiting Author There are so many ways to utilize the Bitcoin blockchain for the benefit of decentralized applications. One such way is a Kickstarter-like application. Joel Dietz talks about AppCoin, one such application. Read More -
The Greatest Threat
March 26th, 2014 by Visiting Author Should Bitcoin remain a limited protocol, or continue to grow and adapt in order to allow innovation at higher layers? Cornelius Black discusses some of the potential concerns about building over the Bitcoin protocol. Read More -
Having a Bit of Faith
March 21st, 2014 by Visiting Author Do you feel like it's too late for you to get invested into Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies! Fear not! There's always space for a little saving, even just a little. Nick Myers talks about being a micro-investor, buying just a little at a time and letting it build. Read More -
Transparency and Technical Expertise
March 19th, 2014 by
Hayden Gill One of the aspects that is most loved about Bitcoin its transparency. Without transparency, how can one be certain that everything is working as it should? Transparent transactions call for transparent exchanges. Hayden Gill discusses the importance of this, and gives an example. Read More -
The Search for a Spider Named Satoshi
March 18th, 2014 by Visiting Author How is the book "The Spider and the Starfish" relevant to Bitcoin and the hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto? As Bitcoin is a decentralized network, it's important to make sure there doesn't become a point of failure. Logan Hanson explains how finding the real Satoshi would be detrimental to Bitcoin, and create a point of failure. Read More -
Bitcoin and 3D Printing
March 17th, 2014 by Visiting Author How are Bitcoin and 3D printing similar? Can these technologies work together, and how? 3D printing also works in a decentralized manner, but we can broaden and better define the relationship here. Ether Dais explains the similarities and how innovative both Bitcoin and 3D printing are. Read More -
REVIEW: Verso Cards
March 13th, 2014 by
Dan Roseman Bitcoin is a new technology, with innovative ideas arriving on the marketplace all the time. Verso Cards are a physical representation of a Bitcoin wallet that you can carry with you, with an unencrypted public address on one side and an encrypted private key on the other. Dan Roseman provides a review of this product and its features. Read More -
Understanding the Blockchain
March 12th, 2014 by
Let's Talk Bitcoin! With new technology comes new concepts. For many, we don't know how it works if we aren't in the field, working with it every day. Joachim Neumann explains the basic concepts of the blockchain and how it works. Read More -
The Avenues of Exodus - Part 2 of 2
March 10th, 2014 by
Greatest Instruments The various monopolies that the government holds onto are breaking, but how can we further that concept? Information in the internet age is a powerful tool. In part 2 of this 2 part essay, Greatest Instruments further delves into the concept of breaking these monopolies. Read More -
Breaking The Fourth Monopoly – Part 1 of 2
March 8th, 2014 by Greatest Instruments Governments have had monopolies on various aspects of our lives, including knowledge and violence. But what about another monopoly? The one that involves currency? In part 1 of a 2 part essay, Greatest Instruments discusses these different monopolies and provides some insight into breaking the monopoly on currency. Read More -
Securing Your Bitcoins
March 6th, 2014 by
John Light In addition to not trusting your money with a third party for an extended period of time, there are other ways to secure your bitcoins, including cold storage wallets and two factor authentication. John Light breaks down these methods and provides resources for those seeking stricter security for protecting their wealth. Read More -
A BitRose by Any Other Name...
March 5th, 2014 by
Daniel Larimer What does it mean to be 'decentralized'? Can a decentralized company be regulated? Only on its fringes: only at the enter and exit points can mainstream regulation and laws be enacted. Daniel Larimer clears up some confusion regarding decentralized autonomous companies and explains the concepts behind BitShares. Read More -
The Ghost of Gox
March 4th, 2014 by Visiting Author What will the future of Bitcoin look like? Will Mt.Gox have a role in Bitcoin? Or will it be just an urban legend? Cornelius Black writes a fiction piece that takes place in the future, and explores the ghost of Gox. Read More
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