Get used to it.
Anastasiia Bakai
Rumours of the collapse of the cryptoworld have been much exaggerated.
The illicit drug trade is thriving on the dark web because it’s seen as safer and more profitable than street dealing, according to encrypted interviews with people who sell drugs online.
‘We have you surrounded!’
Wit Olszewski
Bitcoin is up over 40% in 2020, but the likes of ethereum, bitcoin cash and bitcoin SV have all achieved triple-digit rises.
No ifs or bits.
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Will 2020 be the year that the new threat to fiat currencies reaches maturity?
Cash of the titans.
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Stand by for cryptocurrencies 2.0.
The world’s data centres produce about the same amount of carbon dioxide as global air travel.
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The digital economy is taking off. So are the greenhouse gas emissions, electronic waste and pollution associated with it.
Gaining currency?
Wit Olszewski
With Wall Street slowly taking charge of crypto, the days of radical outsiders launching successful altcoins may be numbered.
Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly complex, as hackers find creative ways to beat ordinary systems of defence.
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A recent leakware attack targeting Johannesburg was the second of its kind ever recorded. Hackers demanded A$52,663 worth of bitcoins, in return for not releasing senstivie civilian information.
Major players in global electronic payments are shying away from Libra, spooked by the scrutiny Facebook’s operations are attracting from regulators around the world.
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The stage is set for central banks seeking to pull the rug from under Libra by issuing their own digital currencies.
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Libra has lost seven of its 28 founding members – but don’t expect that to hold it back.
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A lot of banks started experimenting with blockchain in 2015 but they’ve made little progress.
Recent revelations about the lack of privacy protections in place at the companies involved in Facebook’s new Libra crytocurrency raise concerns about how much trust users can place in Libra.
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Recent revelations about the lack of privacy protections in place at the companies on Libra’s foundation raise concerns about how much trust users can place in Facebook’s new cryptocurrency.
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More than ten years since blockchains were developed, their usefulness is only just being discovered.
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Iran has long recognised the benefits of using cryptocurrencies to counter US sanctions.
With no physical form, the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is difficult to analyse and its trading patterns challenging to discern.
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Bitcoin trading is difficult to predict, but artificial neural networks may be able to discern patterns.
Libra could become more successful than other cryptocurrencies because it has the backing of multiple large international corporations.
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We go back to the basics and look at what Libra is, how it compares to other cryptocurrencies and whether you should be concerned about using it when it eventually arrives.
The fruit of your coins.
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Why the coming generation of cryptocurrencies could force us to rethink the entire monetary system.
OK computer.
Ascannio
Get it right and libra could be the world’s first truly global currency. Get it wrong, on the other hand …
Facebook offers lofty ideals for its digital currency.
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Facebook claims its new cryptocurrency will bring financial inclusion and opportunity to billions, pushing cash further to the fringes. Is that a good thing?
The high seas are getting lower.
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Blockchains and cryptocurrencies are being co-opted by the very system they were designed to overthrow.