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The energy usage and environmental impact of Bitcoin (BTC) mining have been frowned upon and been under the scanner by various international financial institutions. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mentions how Bitcoin mining consumes “vast amounts of computing power and electricity.”Bitcoin mining is an energy-consuming process, as it is a
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In a world where money is power, power is centralized in the hands of those who control money. Dependent on them, the people of the world suffer, slowly watching their financial opportunities vanish. If individuals are to determine their own financial futures – and thus their lives – power must
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Cardano is a decentralized, open-source blockchain network that launched in September 2017. Like Ethereum, Cardano supports smart contract functionality (self executing computer programs) but plans to take them to the next level by ensuring higher speeds and broader interoperability. The hope is it will make them more functional and accessible
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For smaller merchants, who work in dollars, the only thing that matters is the U.S. currency. “For us, the bolivar is practically irrelevant. We pay suppliers in dollars, all prices are dollarized. The only payments in bolivars are basic services, such as water, electricity and telephony,” Ernesto said. Original Source
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Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) have been a contentious issue in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world for a while now. From their early days as seen in the case of the Slock.it the German startup that brought about The DAO, to current iterations, DAOs have the potential to make or break the
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Social media platforms are constantly under fire for their lack of total end-to-end encryption, existing privacy policies and censorship – but a blockchain-based solution might spell the end to an era of centralized social media dominance.In many ways, social media is a vital component of daily life for both businesses
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Blockchain fintech company XREX has concluded a $17 million pre-A investment round led by a consortium of global investors, underscoring heightened institutional demand for crypto-focused startups. The consortium was driven by CDIB Capital Group, a publicly traded company in Taiwan, and includes investors from major banks and venture capital firms in
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With the global cryptocurrency market cap now reaching US$2.1 trillion, the industry is experiencing a time of both heightened interest and heightened scrutiny by regulators, consumers, businesses and governments — some warranted, some not. This scrutiny runs parallel to the massive increase in concern directed toward big technology firms that
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This is the last article in a special five-part Forkast.News series on blockchain, Covid-19 and the future of healthcare. To learn more about this series, please see the full episode list here. —————————————————————————— Global regulatory bodies have been approving Covid-19 vaccines at a cracking pace, with three vaccines now approved in the
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Still facing a courtroom assault in the U.S. for allegedly facilitating money laundering, BitMex is trying to show regulators that it's trying. On Jan. 12, the legally besieged crypto exchange released a blog post advertising further work with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. BitMex said its aim was "to identify, investigate, and
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