Tag: blockchain
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![The Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: The Case for Privacy Part 1.]()
The Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: The Case for Privacy Part 1.
Earlier this week the Biden administration took aim at cryptocurrency by announcing they’re preparing an executive order for release early next month outlining the U.S. government strategy on cryptocurrency. Here’s a handy bullet point list: The directive would place the White House in a central role overseeing efforts to set policies and regulate digital assets,…
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![The Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: Polkadot (DOT)]()
The Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: Polkadot (DOT)
Polkadot is a blockchain-based distributed computing platform that lets the blockchains built on top of it, which are called parachains and something we’ll get into indepth in a bit, conduct transactions between themselves. This creates what they call a interconnected internet of blockchains. It comes with two goals: providing shared security among all of their…
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![The cryptocurrency guide for the perplexed: Shiba Inu (SHIB)]()
The cryptocurrency guide for the perplexed: Shiba Inu (SHIB)
For the conservative looking to get into crypto, Bitcoin and Ethereum are still where it’s at. They’re the coins that offer the lowest risk profile—they have enough attention, backing and third-party investment to ensure that of all the coins out there they’ll still be around in ten years. But if you’re looking to get rich,…
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![Could GameOn Entertainment Technologies (GET.C) customer engagement model be the next stage of entertainment evolution?]()
Could GameOn Entertainment Technologies (GET.C) customer engagement model be the next stage of entertainment evolution?
Occasionally members of the Canadian telecom oligopoly will try to entice me with their cable offerings, but I haven’t had cable in over ten years. I don’t think I’ve ever actually paid a cable-bill in my life outside of the various streaming services I use. And I won’t. The reason for this is simple: I…
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![What is a NFT and Can Somebody Make It Go Away?]()
What is a NFT and Can Somebody Make It Go Away?
This is insane. It was the morning of February 24th, 2021. The sun was half-shining and I had happily forgone the online Pilates class I’ve been planning to do for weeks. I was brewing my third cup of Nespresso coffee when assaulted by the headline: “Picasso, Rothko, Cézanne, Warhol, and…Beeple?” Who is Beeple? You may…
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![Mark Cuban and Logan Paul highlight everything about what’s shifty about NFTs]()
Mark Cuban and Logan Paul highlight everything about what’s shifty about NFTs
Today in strange blockchain news, Mark Cuban sold one of his tweets to the tune of $952.94. Here’s the tweet: The Store of Value Generation is Kicking Your Ass and You Don’t Even Know it Yet !https://t.co/7YQ7ueXFLr — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) January 31, 2021 Eighteen words comes out to $52.94 a word. Not a bad…
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![FansUnite (FANS.C) spikes 23% as single-game sports betting laws advance in Canada]()
FansUnite (FANS.C) spikes 23% as single-game sports betting laws advance in Canada
The Canadian Gaming Association estimates that in 2020 $15 billion was bet on sports in Canada, of which only $450 million (3%) was done legally.
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![DJIA drops 600 points, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falls USD $2,000, Fear Index (VIX) surges 61%, as Biden hits a wall of anti-vaxxers]()
DJIA drops 600 points, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falls USD $2,000, Fear Index (VIX) surges 61%, as Biden hits a wall of anti-vaxxers
According to the “collective wisdom of the markets,” the DJIA is worth 50% more today than it was in March 2020.
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![Victory Square (VST.C) & FansUnite (FANS.C): the difference between U.S. and Canadian V.C. culture]()
Victory Square (VST.C) & FansUnite (FANS.C): the difference between U.S. and Canadian V.C. culture
A recent article in The New Yorker, savagely attacked American Venture Capital (V.C.) culture – focusing on the billions of dollars wasted on WeWork’s bullshit business model. The CEO of WeWork (an office-share company) was a self-aggrandizing, charismatic, pot-smoker named Adam Neumann who destroyed competitors by charging unsustainably low office rental rates. The V.C companies…
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FansUnite (FANS.C) shareholders have head-on-a swivel as McBookie revenues surge
Betting volume was $2.2-million, an increase of 188%, compared with October, 2019.
