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Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com,

…and the Journey from “Notgeld” to World Reserve Currency in Under Two Decades

For a long time, anybody paying attention knew that central banks printing fiat money out of thin air, then lending it to nation states at interest and blowing it out into the economy would inexorably, eventually lead to such wealth disparity that the society would break down.

It would get to the point where popular revolts would threaten to (more…)

Via BitcoinMagazine.com,

A response to the recent piece "Reflections on Bitcoin Culture" by Margot Paez, by Joakim Book.

Bitcoin changes our lives.

It’s an almost spiritual observation that we’ve all seen within ourselves. After acquiring some, learning how it works, and to various degrees delving into what this decentralized, uncensorable, proof-of-work money is, we’ve seen our lives change. It echoes history. Some people see god in it.

Bitcoiners have (more…)

Authored by Marcel Pechman via CoinTelegraph.com,

Ether price rallied 12.5% between July 12 and July 15, but strong resistance at $3,500 halted the bullish momentum.

The subsequent correction down to $3,400 on July 18 occurred despite the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving two additional spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Despite this positive development, Ether’s derivatives market has shown little excitement. (more…)