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Financial Derivatives in the Cryptocurrency World For those interested in the world of finance, financial derivatives are a huge part of how stock brokers and companies are able to turn such large profits. Surprisingly, these same financial derivatives are available in the cryptocurrency world, and have been for quite a few years. However, until recently, the fancier options were only available to large firms and professional traders. But thanks to the DEFI movement, the…
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Blockchain As a Service (BaaS) is Booming As more and more industries begin to see the bright side of employing blockchain technology into their businesses, they keep running into the same problem; most business owners simply don’t know enough about blockchain. In fact, there are so few business owners with the technological know-how when it comes to blockchain, that a number of large companies are now offering blockchain services for hire, also known as BaaS.…
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Bitcoin and the Disappearing Middle Class Over the decades since the 1950’s, an odd phenomenon has been occurring in the United States. While inflation has been notoriously under reported, many people have noticed the climbing cost of education, owning a car, and owning a house. And this is quickly causing the disappearance of the middle class as we know it. https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-is-underreported-by-governments-2016-12…
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Universal ID and Blockchain Tech If you’ve surfed the net recently, there has been a lot of talk of something known as decentralized identity and it’s rise to popularity thanks to the DEFI movement. But for those not familiar with cryptocurrency and blockchain, they may have also heard of something known as universal identity. Universal identity and decentralized identity may sound the same, but they are nowhere near similar in the way they function. It’s critical to know…
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Ripple Allegations: Executives Trading XRP Illegally If you’ve recently signed into any sort of white market cryptocurrency trading app, such as Coinbase, you’ve likely seen a notice that XRP (Ripple) trading will be taken off a number of market places starting on January 19th, 2021. Why is this happening? Well, for as successful as the Ripple coin has been, it, and its creators, are now in some deep trouble. https://mintdice.com/blog/comparing-exchanges-gdax-vs-coinbase…
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What Is Tezos (XTZ) And It's Plan Going Into 2021? Although 2020 has been a rough year for a number of businesses, it’s actually be a great year for cryptocurrencies. This year has seen the rise of a number of new tokens, as well as an improvement to a number of existing ones. And one of the most notable coins of this year, in terms of growth, is one known as Tezos. https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/17/is-rising-usage-driving-cryptos-recent-price-boom/ What Is Tezos? Tezos is a…
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The Rising Danger of DDoS Attacks On BTC Sites In March 2020, while the world was shutting down due to the spread of COVID-19, something weird was happening in online coding classes, their registration was spiking. The brutal implications of this were quickly realized as the number of DDoS attacks on business websites began to climb. It’s climbing at such a fast rate, that by 2023, experts predict the number of DDoS attacks will be double their current number for 2020.…
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Wyoming's Ongoing History With Bitcoin Legislature Over the past few years, the state of Wyoming has passed a surprising number of laws which have been positive moves forward in the cryptocurrency world. Not only are these bills good for the cryptocurrencies, but also blockchain as a whole. Wyoming + Bitcoin in 2018 In 2018, the state of Wyoming passed five different bills which related to cryptocurrencies. The first of which, The Wyoming Money Transmitter Act, allows banks…
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The Most Famous Professional Gamblers of All Time Becoming a professional gambler isn’t that difficult, however, joining the ranks of the most famous gamblers of all times is quite the feat. So, what does it take? Well that depends on your game, your drive, and just how much you are willing to risk. Below are examples of some of the most famous gamblers of all time and all they had to risk in order to achieve their title.…
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ArcBlock.io (ABT) Cryptocurrency Overview As a developer, or someone who wishes to bring their company on to the blockchain, getting started with platforms like Ethereum can be difficult if you don’t know where to start and don’t know how to code. Arcblock.io is a new service on the market which aims to make the creation of decentralized apps, or dapps, easier for those just entering the world of blockchain technology. https://mintdice.com/blog/ethereum-a-comprehensive-guide…
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Gambling Around the World In the United States, gambling is generally only legal in certain cities under certain conditions. But how does this compare to other countries? Gambling is surprisingly universal, however different cultures treat the act of gambling in very unique ways. https://www.mintdice.com/blog/are-bitcoin-casinos-legal-in-the-usa China Although you may think of Las Vegas, Nevada when you think of gambling, you’ll be shocked to discover that Macao, China…
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Will Elon Musk and the $GME nonsense be what Bitcoin needed to push the price over $50k?
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The Third Stimulus Check, The Stock Market, $GME And Bitcoin If you’ve been monitoring Bitcoin over the last few days, you’ve probably noticed it took a dip and then immediately began a steep spike afterwards. Although it’s impossible to directly name the causes and effects of these changes, there are a lot of world events right now which are causing reactions towards the feelings and prices, of cryptocurrency. https://mintdice.com/blog/bitcoin-101-a-beginners-guide The…