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Heads or Tails: Another Rate Hike For September?

29 Aug 2022 2 minute read 4 comments SweptOverNiagara

As the Federal Reserve Bank gets ready for its next FOMC meeting in September, most bets are in for at least a half percent increase (50 bps) but more likely, a three-quarter percent increase. There are those who are saying to brace for an unexpected...

Don't make it so hard: cryptocurrencies are a new asset class

20 Jun 2022 14 minute read 16 comments SirGerardThe1st

Image by jacqueline macou from Pixabay Imagine that you have to explain the Hadron Collider at CERN and the Higgs boson to physicists who analyze matter with the atomic theory of Democritus. Imagine that you have to explain the lighting of skyscraper...

Fuck this Shitcoin (and Statism); I'm out!

19 Feb 2022 1 minute read 11 comments Great White Snark

This morning, I received an email informing me that on the 28th of February 2022, Publish0x will officially be dropping support for tipping in shitty ERC20s (Ampleforth and Harvest Finance) in preference for ... yet another shitcoin, called Statera (...

Gold Tops $1,900

17 Feb 2022 2 minute read 3 comments SweptOverNiagara

The Russia, Russia, Russia rhetoric amplified again this morning, sending investors back into gold which topped at $1,901 just after noon today. There are reports of minor clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian backed rebels.  U.S. Secretary of...

Coin Toss: Hyper-Inflation Or Hyper-Deflation

9 Feb 2022 2 minute read 3 comments SweptOverNiagara

Most people don't understand what hyper-inflation or deflation is. Even experts have confused themselves trying to describe it. Some believe that rising costs of food, gas, shelter, etc., is inflation and in a way it is but it has to do with currency...

Bitcoin, blockchain and crypto - I: the relevance and importance

9 Feb 2022 9 minute read 1 comment Regular Jeff

All of your friends and family have heard about it, some of them even own it, yet very few people seem to really understand how it works on a fundamental level. I’m talking about cryptocurrencies. This is my attempt at explaining the phenomenon to ou...

Conspirator at Large - Debunking the Bank of Russia

25 Jan 2022 4 minute read 8 comments hifi.bitcoin

💰Do you want a chance to win $25 in Bitcoin, paid straight into your wallet? Entry is easy so don’t miss your chance to win!💰 Full Rules Here Governments are at it again, with Russia becoming the latest country to scare markets with talk of total...

Which Banks Are Accepting Bitcoin and Other Cryptos?

23 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments 0xbeetee

There is a common acronym thrown around in the cryptocurrency community called FUD, which stands for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. It’s become somewhat of an umbrella term for anything that’s negative, untrue, or skeptical about cryptocurrency in gen...

Bank of England Loves/Hates Bitcoin

18 Oct 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Tomadachi

Have you ever been in one of those love-hate type relationships? If you believe the UK mainstream press, the Bank of England (BoE) is currently locked in just such a scenario with Bitcoin.  Different elements of the press have spun the news of potent...

Banks Vs Cryptocurrencies

18 Oct 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Lucasgaio

Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin primarily, were also created to give people access to a better monetary system. The idea of ​​relying 100% on them, however, still remains a utopia for many. Often, those who believe in Bitcoin as a technology wonder what a...