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The story of a cryptocurrency solving a real-world crisis.
August 31, 2018
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Catholics and Cryptocurrencies: When Opposites Attract
Many think Catholicism and cryptocurrency are polar opposites, but they have an underlying principle in common.
June 8, 2018
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Where Are the Flying Cars?
I took a road trip recently from Cincinnati to Washington, DC. This trip is a familiar one to me; in the 1990’s I traveled between the two cities by car at least twice…
January 30, 2018
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Top Cryptocurrencies of 2017
To say 2017 was a good year for cryptocurrencies would be like saying 2016 was a good year for Donald Trump impersonators. The total value of cryptocurrencies has surged from $17 billion…
December 26, 2017
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Is Bitcoin Cash the Electronic Cash System We’ve Been Waiting For?
Segwit2x has collapsed, and we’re now left with two “Bitcoins” — Bitcoin (Segwit), commonly known as just “Bitcoin,” and Bitcoin Cash, which forked back in August. This split neatly represents the Bitcoin community…
November 13, 2017
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10 Types of Crypto Fans—Which Are You?
Since 2009, cryptocurrency has grown from the domain of a few cypherpunks to a global phenomenon. Born in obscurity, Bitcoin is something now talked about at your neighborhood barbecue (except in New…
September 27, 2017
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The Myth of the Masternode Sell-Off
Over the years, critics have claimed that the Dash Masternode network is susceptible to centralization. Initially, the charge was that only a few early adopters own Masternodes, and so they control the…
September 19, 2017
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The Forked Tongue of Bitcoin Core
When a city is facing increased traffic and it wants to relieve congestion, it can choose from a number of possible solutions. These options generally fall into two categories: (1) improvements to…
September 11, 2017
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ICO Debacle Demonstrates Dash’s Dependable Design
Since their inception, all cryptocurrencies have faced two particular challenges above all others. The first is primarily a technical issue while the other is economic. These issues are scalability and funding. Scalability, of course, has…
September 6, 2017