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15 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Binance CEO CZ has become the 12th richest billionaire on the planet. Bloomberg has him listed in the “Finance” category, four spaces behind Warren Buffett, who is listed as “Diversified.” Arkansas is offering $10,000 in bitcoin for tech workers and...
14 Jan 2022 1 minute read 8 comments Allen Taylor
The Total Value Locked in Ethereum 2.0 hit $30 billion this week. Could 2022 be the consummation of the proof-of-stake migration for ETH? Tether has frozen three accounts on the Ethereum blockchain that hold more than $160 million in USDT. For at lea...
12 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Unstoppable Domains has launched Login with Unstoppable. This appears, to me, to be a much better option than OAuth. Buy a domain name that you own for $100 or less and never pay renewal fees. Then use that domain name to login to any site connected...
10 Jan 2022 2 minute read 4 comments Allen Taylor
Technology is a double-edged sword, often solving one problem while creating another. When that happens, someone comes along later and solves the new problem. That process may take years. The cell phone, for instance, didn’t see the light of day unti...
8 Jan 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Allen Taylor
In the last few weeks, bitcoin has been holding fairly steady close to the $50,000 range. But Thursday afternoon, the price of bitcoin plunged almost to $41,000. Some prognosticators are tying the drop to the Fed’s announcement on interest rate rises...
6 Jan 2022 2 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor
When primitive man wanted to travel from Argos to the banks of the Yellow River, he invented a circular object and called it a wheel. In those days, traveling farther and faster meant more cash in the war treasure and greater leverage for trade. The...
4 Jan 2022 2 minute read 3 comments Allen Taylor
Many of you already know that I’ve written a book about cryptosocial media. In fact, Cryptosocial: How Cryptocurrencies Are Changing Social Media will be the first book published about cryptosocial media. It’s due to publish in March through Business...
1 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor
Happy New Year, crypto lovers! Crypto gets a pink ribbon! The Susan G. Komen Foundation, the largest breast cancer charity in the world, now accepts cryptocurrencies. More of these kinds of headlines will lead to mass adoption. In case you missed it,...
29 Dec 2021 1 minute read 3 comments Allen Taylor
Bitcoin Dominance Rate Declined Bitcoin’s dominance rate has approached a yearly low. This past week, it’s fallen below 40 percent. Earlier in the month, Ethereum’s market cap became less than 50 percent of Bitcoin’s. That was a significant event and...
28 Dec 2021 1 minute read 8 comments Allen Taylor
Friends and followers who have been with me awhile know that I've written a book titled Cryptosocial: How Cryptocurrencies Are Changing Social Media. The book is due to publish through Business Expert Press in March 2022. While I was waiting, I wrote...
