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Authored by Omid Malekan via Medium.com,

PayPal issuing its own stablecoin is big, marking a major milestone in the continuing evolution of crypto. It legitimizes the notion of payments moving on chain more than any blog or book (however well-written) ever could and is another step towards mass adoption.

For years, skeptics of the very idea of tokenized fiat money have homed in on the immaturity of the stablecoin industry to form their critique. Tether — they told us (more…)

Authored by Tom Mitchellhill via CoinTelegraph.com,

Central bank digital currencies have turned out to be a popular talking point among the American public, garnering takes from comedians, rappers and presidential candidates alike.

Podcaster and commentator Joe Rogan has blasted the idea of a United States central bank digital currency, describing a digital dollar as a “game over” scenario for American citizens. 

In an Aug. 8 episode of the widely-watched podcast Joe (more…)

Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com,

In the future, it’ll be a lot more expensive to be free.

Roger and Reggie were identical twin brothers, born in Merrickville, Ontario around 1980.

They both had normal school trajectories, even sharing an apartment through college – Roger taking computer programming and Reggie electronics engineering. The brothers seemed well positioned to enjoy reasonably affluent lives, having secured high-tech vocations in an increasingly (more…)