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18 Sep 2021 2 minute read 9 comments Allen Taylor
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating Binance now for alleged insider trading. This is very significant. It indicates that crypto is not only on the radar of regulators, but it carries with it severe criminal penalties for ma...
11 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
How Chelsea Manning is using her newfound freedom to beef up privacy. “Trans” isn’t short for just “transgender,” it’s also short for “transformation.” Does Bitcoin lead Ethereum in every metric? Nope. When it comes to transaction volume, the lar...
4 Sep 2021 2 minute read 8 comments Allen Taylor
Bitcoin bounced over $50,000 this week, eventually rising to $51k yesterday. Meanwhile, some very important prognosticators (VIPs) are saying that bitcoin is no longer the market leader. But that isn’t stopping El Salvador from being the first countr...
23 Aug 2021 1 minute read 7 comments Allen Taylor
On Friday, I got a message from my book publisher that they're ready to start the production and editing process for my forthcoming book on the marriage of cryptocurrencies and social media. Tentatively titled Cryptosocial: Is Social Media Ready for...
21 Aug 2021 1 minute read 7 comments Allen Taylor
Has the cryptocurrency community grown into a massive political force? Crypto adoption is highest among emerging economies. Specifically, Vietnam, India, and Pakistan lead the pack. Japanese crypto exchange Liquid was hacked and thieves got away wit...
14 Aug 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor
BIG NEWS: Everyone is talking about Cardano this week after ADA hit $2 again. ADA is now the third largest cryptocurrency, according to CoinGecko rankings. Just in case you’re wondering, CoinMarketCap agrees. Fans are expecting smart contracts on the...
13 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
I think I'm preaching to the choir on this one, but I created this meme to show users of other social media network-like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter-why they should use Hive. The same applies to other cryptosocial platforms, but I made this one...
7 Aug 2021 2 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor
You’ve likely heard that Ethereum upgraded its network on Thursday. It’s the biggest news of the week. Called the London hardfork, Changehero wants to tell you why it’s so damn important. Since then, the blockchain has burned 36 percent of new coins ...
5 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Different kinds of businesses can benefit in different ways from decentralization. In an age of decentralization, however, all businesses have more power, freedom, and leverage to conduct business anywhere they want. Here are 8 benefits to decentrali...
31 Jul 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor
The word cryptocurrency elicits ideas of deceitful characters stealing real life money and turning it into monopoly money somewhere deep in the dark web. But what is it actually? And how should it be dealt with in an insolvent estate? Over time, and...
