Top news of the week: 18.08.2021.
Bitcoin
Inside Cuba’s Bitcoin Revolution
As political demonstrations show the world that Cubans are tired of dictatorship, Bitcoin is providing an option to peacefully protest and opt out of a broken system.
A bunch of MIT students got $100 of free bitcoin in 2014 – some got rich, some wasted it on sushi
In 2014, MIT computer science student Jeremy Rubin offered all undergraduate students on campus $100 worth of bitcoin.
Bitcoin Is The Most Innovative Technology
In this piece, we dive into how Bitcoin scales, and the multilayer approach to Bitcoin.
The Bitcoin Energy Debate Is A Modern Reprise Of The Gold Resource Cost Debate
The debate over the resource cost of gold is critical in understanding the present-day fixation with Bitcoin’s energy costs.
Altcoins are DINOs (Decentralized in Name Only). Bitcoin Tech Talk #253
The biggest “DeFi” “hack” ever was on the Poly Network across multiple chains that amounted to $600M in value. The smart contract was obviously flawed and had a bug which the “hacker” was ...
Favorable Regulation, Abundant Energy Turning Wyoming Into A Bitcoin Hub
Clear, welcoming regulation, abundant energy sources are among the main two reasons why Wyoming is becoming the next big Bitcoin state.
Advisor To President Of Colombia Calls Bitcoin “Most Brilliant Piece of Software Ever”
Jehudi Castro Sierra, Advisor To Iván Duque Márquez, The President of Colombia, Calls Bitcoin The “Most Brilliant Piece Of Software Ever”
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides as US Lawmakers Wrangle Over Crypto Tax Proposal
Analysts said the market does not have much of an appetite now for bitcoin above $46,000, nor a massive selloff.