The CEO of Thodex, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange established in 2017, has fled the country and left user funds irretrievable. The CEO of Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, Faruk Fatih Ozer, has fled the country after failing to transfer his shares to another investor, leaving “the remaining assets of about 390,000 active users ‘irretrievable,’” according to […]
Olympia Trust, Knox Partner On Bitcoin Custody Service
Olympia Trust Company expects to receive an exclusive Canadian license to use a proprietary bitcoin custody system developed by Knox. Olympia Trust Company, a Canada-based, non-deposit-taking trust company, will soon receive an exclusive Canadian license to use a proprietary bitcoin custody system developed by Knox, according to a press release. Both companies will determine the […]
Interview: Sustainable Bitcoin Mining In North America With Peter Wall
This week on the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” host Christian Keroles sat down with the CEO of Argo Blockchain to cover all things Bitcoin mining. Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercast This week on the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” host Christian Keroles sat down with the CEO of Argo Blockchain (ARBKF) to cover […]
Why You Shouldn’t Hedge Against Bitcoin With Stocks
Measuring assets’ value in terms of time can help us understand why Bitcoin’s potential upside is so much greater than that of stocks. Written April 11, 2021 Why would someone go all in on bitcoin as opposed to diversifying into other asset classes, particularly stocks? Why not hold an index tracking fund like the S&P […]
Christian Fear of Bitcoin Stems From Lack of Knowledge and Misdirection
The characteristics and values that define Bitcoin have more in common with Christianity than mainstream opinions may convey. “No Stance” Is the Wrong Stance The silence among Christians regarding bitcoin and cryptocurrency is surprising and alarming. While the Bible offers several hundred verses about prayer and faith, there are over 2,000 with the focus on […]
Speedy Trial And The LOT=True Client
This episode of “The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado” covered the final implementation details of Speedy Trial. Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercast In this episode of “The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado,” hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discussed the final implementation details of Speedy Trial, the Taproot activation mechanism included in Bitcoin […]
Ripple Reaffirms Commitment To Carbon Net-Zero Future On Earth Day
With cryptocurrency becoming more mainstream, energy consumption has reached near unsustainable records. By joining the Crypto Climate Accord, XRP has committed to work with other stakeholders and reduce its impact on the environment. Ripple has announced its intention to reduce the environmental impact, focusing on better adopting sustainable measures. Taking to Twitter, Ripple announced its […]
Opolis Commons launches $WORK ‘community patronage’ token
Denver-based digital employment cooperative Opolis recently announced that it will now have a native “community patronage token” for its platform.Opolis is a digital employment cooperative established to provide a public utility framework for shared services open to independent contractors, freelancers, sole-practitioners, and a host of remote and digital workers. As a cooperative, Opolis enables its […]
Why is the Crypto market continuing its slide?
A sea of red is sweeping through the cryptocurrency markets as Bitcoin continues to fall, and so doing, drags the altcoins down with it. What is the cause of the fall, and what is the outlook for cryptocurrency? The main reason for the bearish continuation of the last few days could well be the speculation […]
A Scientist Is Auctioning His Genetic Code As An NFT
Harvard medical school professor and geneticist George Church, has revealed he will be turning his full genome into an NFT. As the first of its kind, the co-founder of Nebula Genomics will have his genetic code sequenced and presented in an artistic representation. The NFT will also encode the digital location of Church’s full genomic […]