CRYPTO

Authored by Michael Matulef via BitcoinMagazine.com,

The nature of money is tragically one of the most unexamined and vital questions in modern society. Over the course of history, different monetary systems have risen and fallen as technology progressed and new forms of money emerged that were superior to what came before.

To help us understand money, we must examine the question: “who controls the ledger?” As we explore the technological history of money and its various (more…)

Bitcoin was hit with a double-whammy today with a large liquidation of longs overnight (around $100 million)…

Source: CoinGlass

Additionally, data from the statistics resource CoinGlass had cross-crypto long liquidations for the day stood at over $400 million.

And then another leg lower as US Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation to address her concerns surrounding the alleged misuse of digital currencies in illicit activities, citing (more…)

Authored by Omid Malekan and Brian Whitehurst via Fortune.com,

“Rife with fraud, manipulation, and money laundering.”

That’s a fair summary of how regulators, legislators, and other critics regularly describe crypto.

Such claims are made so often that industry insiders seldom challenge them, and their reluctance to push back is understa (more…)