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28 Feb 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Bitcoin’s hash rate has dropped and mining difficulty is expected to jump. Meanwhile, more mainstream investors could be changing bitcoin’s halvening cycle. A must-read proposal to address Bitcoin’s smart contract limitations recommends pay-to-contra...
26 Feb 2022 1 minute read 8 comments Allen Taylor
When I think of Wyoming, I think of cowboys, ranches, and buffaloes roaming. But last year, Wyoming led the way in DAO legislation by introducing and passing a bill that allows decentralized autonomous organizations a legal path forward. It was the f...
25 Feb 2022 3 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor
This week, immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, cryptocurrency values plummeted. In fact, the market lost $250 billion in hours. Economists are now predicting Russia could use cryptocurrencies to get around sanctions issued by the U.S. and...
23 Feb 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Tether has reduced its paper holdings by 21 percent. That accounts for $6.2 billion. Marching on, Tether has partnered with the Switzerland city of Lugano to transform it into a European Bitcoin City. Ripple recently unsealed documents that show the...
21 Feb 2022 1 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor
Ethereum’s mining power hit an all-time high. Hackers broke into OpenSea over the weekend and stole 254 NFTs, including some Bored Apes and Decentraland tokens. Mexico’s third-richest billionaire says to buy bitcoin. Meanwhile, Huobi crypto exchange...
19 Feb 2022 2 minute read 6 comments Allen Taylor
Bitcoin difficulty has reached an all-time high as the hash rate is up 45 percent in six months. XRP whales accumulate more than $700 million in the second biggest accumulation spree in history. Minting a new NFT can cost the planet up to 1.38 trees...
18 Feb 2022 3 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Bitcoin miners are selling off stockpiles of coins. This comes as the granddaddy of all cryptocurrencies sees its biggest drop in four weeks. Morgan Stanley says Ethereum’s dominance could dwindle as more competition emerges. As the Securities and Ex...
16 Feb 2022 4 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor
The crypto market rose above $2 trillion again. Bitcoin’s back over $44,000, but eyes are on Ethereum. The blockchain saw a total of $21 million inflows in the week ending February 11, ending a nine-week trend in the opposite direction. Not only that...
14 Feb 2022 5 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor
NOTE: Saturday, I was traveling from Texas to Pennsylvania due to a death in the family. That’s why there was no Cryptocracy. Enjoy this Morning morning edition. Ethereum is back in the news with the lowest transaction fees in months. One Morgan Sta...
11 Feb 2022 4 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor
Cofounder Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum may never be very much faster than it is now. Coinbase pulled the “how to buy” instructions on three cryptocurrencies after ‘rug pull’ warnings. Morgan and Lichtenstein sounds like the name of a personal injury...
