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4 Jan 2021 1 minute read 3 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
On Jan. 2, the Dash team officially stated that its privacy is no better than that of Bitcoin. The statement follows the news that Bittrex would be delisting the DASH token along with Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). The team has clarified that DASH i...
4 Jan 2021 5 minute read 13 comments pokyah
In this article, the first of a series that I will devote to life without Google, I will linger on the reasons that motivated me to start my degooglisation journey. In the coming posts, I will reveal how I managed to (almost) completely quit Google u...
31 Dec 2020 2 minute read 3 comments Theincomebeast
Everyday we hear more and more talk about central bank digital currency (CBDC) It also seems like everyday there is a different central bank talking about launching their own CBDC. I wrote a short post about China launching a CBDC here. I do not th...
27 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Theagiledev
I have been working with different authentication patterns over the past decade. One common theme exists: a user must divulge some bits of personal information. Whether that simply is their email address, password, or username, or even more dangerous...
26 Dec 2020 2 minute read 1 comment TradingBull
Introduction Libra (DIEM) is the centralized cryptocurrency of the social network Facebook. Initially dumbed Libra, it has recently been renamed DIEM to free itself from past polemics entailing Libra’s image. DIEM is a stablecoin pegged (and backed)...
23 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Sajjad570
This month has been a great month for the crypto community. BTC reached its all time high crossing 24k$, Alts gained momentum, Defi is also going strong. But a very unfortunate event happened as over 1 Million! email addresses related to LEDGER accou...
22 Dec 2020 23 minute read 0 comments BudgetHolics
DISCLOSURE: This is a paper I wrote back in 2016. It looks at the Privacy vs. National Security Debate through a Human Geography Lense, hence the Harvard-style References Introduction The history of the United States (US) has been traditionally...
20 Dec 2020 5 minute read 2 comments gmoney777
Edit 12/20/2020: WARNING! I recently mentioned using Ledger wallets (Nano S and Nano X) for safe HODLing. Please do not use Ledger wallets (Nano X, Nano S) until all further legal and security issues are resolved. Ledger had been hacked before and it...
19 Dec 2020 4 minute read 0 comments gmoney777
In the evolving world of cryptocurrencies, there are growing concerns with protecting one's privacy. To combat this, many privacy networks have been implemented. Currently, the two most popular privacy coins are Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). However,...
19 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments gmoney777
Many cryptocurrencies are semi or fully centrally controlled, such as with XRP. In these systems, there is a centralized ledger that records all transactions. In other systems, there are network validators that approve transactions. In contrast, Mone...
