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There’s much excitement among bitcoiners right now – but are they about to be disappointed?
A worker from Hope House, an organization that sponsors the use of cryptocurrencies on El Zonte beach, makes a purchase at a small shop that accepts bitcoins, in Tamanique, El Salvador, June 9, 2021.
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An expert in the field of cryptocurrencies answers the question: Is crypto really here to stay or is it just a fad?
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It may not be possible to avert a a cryptocurrency crisis, but it can be contained.
Atari and Centipede games unearthed from a 2014 excavation of a New Mexico landfill.
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Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Maybe. When good ideas prosper, so do replicas, diluting the power of original thinking.
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The licence didn’t extend to trading in cryptocurrenices, and had been granted to a firm FTX took over, rather than FTX itself.
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Cryptocurrency exchanges like FTX aren’t safe. Here’s what every crypto investor needs to know.
Many NFT creators come from a practice of 3D modelling, graphic design, animation or video game design.
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Creators of NFT art are organizing themselves into new art scenes, but they are still searching for cultural legitimacy while museums remain skittish.
Universities are seeking to boost bottom lines and personal connections with cryptocurrencies.
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Despite a recent crash in value, universities are using cryptocurrencies for a variety of purposes and reasons.
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Individuals, businesses and organisations around the world have felt the ripples – sometimes waves – from the FTX crash. Kim Jong-un is likely feeling them too.
Given the complexity of polycules, it’s important for participants to be on the same page.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, his on-and-off girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, and others involved in the company were reportedly in a polycule together.
The cryptocurrency exchange FTX fell from a multibillion-dollar company to bankruptcy in less than a week.
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Even though some traditional financial firms parked millions in the bankrupt company – once valued at $30 billion – the impact of FTX’s spectacular crash is limited to crypto investors
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has lost the fortune he aimed to give away.
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The founder of the now-defunct exchange for trading cryptocurrencies believed in ‘earning to give.’
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The rise of decentralised exchanges and growing regulatory pressure could strengthen crypto.
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As criminals become more indiscriminate, anyone can fall for a scam – even you. But there are ways to stay vigilant and seek help.
Former FTX billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Stand by for more drama in the days ahead.
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Problems in yet another crypto-related company have raised further doubts about the sector.
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The latest market chaos is set to continue and could result in more regulatory scrutiny.
Digital money is one of the predominant forms of currency used today.
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Not all digital money is cryptocurrency. Digital money can take the form of card or mobile phone payments, central bank digital currencies and virtual currencies such as Zuck Bucks.
Blockchain transactions are carried in blocks. The amount of energy it takes to add a new block varies widely depending on how it’s done.
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Ethereum, one of the world’s largest blockchains and host of decentralized finance, NFTs and billions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency, is poised to dramatically reduce its energy consumption.
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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele thought making Bitcoin legal tender would revolutionise his country’s economy, He was wrong.