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5 Aug 2022 5 minute read 4 comments Allen Taylor
After a decline in earnings the past few months, I saw my cryptosocial earnings go up some in the month of July—back to where they were before the decline. A few things can be attributed to this rise: First, I added a new platform to my posting rou...
3 Aug 2022 3 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
How KYC undermines the best thing about bitcoin (IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE IN THIS NEWSLETTER, READ THIS). Man in jail for operating Bitcoin Fog says he never started the money laundering scheme and had nothing to do with it. At issue here is whether...
1 Aug 2022 3 minute read 16 comments Allen Taylor
Ethereum Cofounder Vitalik Buterin says Meta’s metaverse will fail. Meta has made two attempts to create a digital currency and both have failed. I agree with Buterin. If Meta successfully launches a metaverse, it won’t be THE metaverse. Fidelity lea...
30 Jul 2022 3 minute read 3 comments Allen Taylor
Let me remind you of this: If you’re reading this newsletter anywhere other than Substack, you could miss some issues. The reason is because centralized social media platforms (and practically all of them are centralized to some degree) could restric...
29 Jul 2022 3 minute read 3 comments Allen Taylor
Bitcoin sees biggest single-day gain in six weeks. But could that be a fakeout? Ethereum is the most-trending cryptocurrency. The Merge has everyone talking, and anticipating. The blockchain only has one testnet to go before completing its Merge. Its...
27 Jul 2022 7 minute read 10 comments Allen Taylor
Since the day I entered the crypto space in 2018, I’ve heard the warnings about the threats that Web2 platforms like Facebook and Twitter pose to personal security and content freedom. I’ve witnessed vicariously through the headlines the devastation...
25 Jul 2022 2 minute read 18 comments Allen Taylor
Researchers say The Merge is Ethereum’s chance to flip bitcoin, but will it then be classified as a security? Will Ethereum be deflationary when The Merge is complete? Is Ethereum a better long-term buy than bitcoin? Is the crypto market now poised f...
23 Jul 2022 3 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops to 5 percent, but has the bitcoin mining winter arrived? China’s financial crisis and the strengthening U.S. dollar could have stark implications for bitcoin. Ethereum held on exchanges hits a 4-year low and Ethereum 2...
22 Jul 2022 5 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Tesla sold 75 percent of its bitcoin holdings. CEO Elon Musk says the company may buy more bitcoin in the future. Musk said his company is shoring up cash, which is typical for large companies in an economic downturn. A former U.S. Coinbase employee...
21 Jul 2022 1 minute read 11 comments Allen Taylor
For about three months now, I’ve been working with Ryan Gerardi at Autoconversion on a new initiative called Blockchain Crypto Pros. This is a unique opportunity for people from all walks of life to gather and learn about cryptocurrencies and how the...
