When Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, the full node client came with a wallet often referred to as Bitcoin-Qt. Nakamoto’s simplified payment verification (SPV) concept was not available until two years later, after the former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn published BitcoinJ in 2011. However, prior to the first SPV clientContinue Reading
The U.S. economy has been struggling with inflation running rampant and investors are eagerly waiting for the U.S. Federal Reserve to announce the next federal funds rate hike next month. Harris Kupperman, the founder of the hedge fund Praetorian Capital, believes the onslaught of Fed rate hikes could very wellContinue Reading
During the last week, non-fungible token (NFT) sales volume has managed to climb 1.9% higher than the week prior with $85 million in NFT sales in seven days. However, the number of NFT buyers slid by 12.63%, and the number of NFT transactions is down 19.19% on October 23, 2022.Continue Reading
A single miner has managed to overtake a large portion of the Bitcoinsv (Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision) blockchain capturing more than 80% of the hashrate on October 17. Today, the unknown miner’s hashpower commands around 54% of the Bitcoinsv’s computational power and during the last seven days, the stealth miner capturedContinue Reading
When the United States has a significant amount of debt, high interest rates and a budget deficit, there can be no hope of ever paying it off. This is an opinion editorial by Mickey Koss, a West Point graduate with a degree in economics. He spent four years in theContinue Reading
Bitcoin is a beacon of hope in a world of uncertainty and despair. By having a monetary constant, people can focus on things that really matter. This is an opinion editorial by Leon Wankum, one of the first financial economics students to write a thesis about Bitcoin in 2015. PrologueContinue Reading
The Progressive party does not always represent progressive ideals. Bitcoin is one such example where the values of progressivism do not align with politics. Logan Bolinger is a lawyer and the author of a free weekly newsletter about the intersection of Bitcoin, macroeconomics, geopolitics and law. As Bitcoin continues toContinue Reading
The entire world is in the midst of financial calamity unlike most alive have ever seen. Is the middle of the bear market the time to sell your bitcoin? This is an opinion editorial by Robert Hall, a content creator and small business owner. The last few months have notContinue Reading
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk expects a global recession to last until the spring of 2024. Musk added that his two companies are in good positions but many others are not. “Recessions do have a silver lining in that companies that shouldn’t exist stop existing,” the Tesla boss said.Continue Reading
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has set out to teach law enforcement officers in Uzbekistan how to conduct crypto and dark web investigations. The regional body recently organized a training course for employees of the country’s security agencies in Tashkent. Uzbekistan Police and Security Agents AttendContinue Reading
