Tag: Monero
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![The Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: The Case Against Privacy Pt 2]()
The Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: The Case Against Privacy Pt 2
Late last week I wrote a little something on privacy and why we need it. That was intended to be a much larger piece—the second half of which would show the other side, lay out the counterarguments from both the perspective of cryptocurrency, but also veer into wider privacy related territory. Especially in view of…
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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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![Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: Monero (XMR)]()
Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: Monero (XMR)
Cryptocurrency has a number of different problems and one of them is that it’s not even remotely private. Transparency is baked into the system for most coins. Anyone can see what’s happening right now on Bitcoin’s blockchain by going to https://www.blockchain.com/explorer and after a search and a few clicks, you can find out what’s going…
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![The Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: Tether (USDT)]()
The Cryptocurrency Guide for the Perplexed: Tether (USDT)
Today we’re talking about Tether (or USDT, they’re used interchangeably). They’re presently the fifth largest cryptocurrency by market cap and the first among stablecoins by dint of being the oldest, but not necessarily the best. We will probably never see another stablecoin rise to take its place, and if we do it’ll be dirtier than…
