As bitcoin bulldozes its way over $4,000 USD, there's been the usual flurry of condemnation and snide dismissal from leading figures in the gold community. Also read: Bitcoin’s Chinese Revolution: Watch the Movie Trailer Many gold promoters self righteously dismiss bitcoin as not being "real" -- no intrinsic value, no history and no way to fight off the curse of being … [Read more...] about Gold Bugs Schiff, Rickards Attack Bitcoin Again
Australian Business Editor Rants Against Bitcoin, ‘Anarchists’
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‘Alan, Alan, who the f#ck is Alan?’ -- You’d have to be an Aussie growing up in the 80s to know where that line comes from, but there is no doubt many in the cryptocurrency community will be thinking something similar after reading the latest Bitcoin hit piece from Australian financial journalist Alan Kohler. Also read: Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles About to Go on Trial in … [Read more...] about Australian Business Editor Rants Against Bitcoin, ‘Anarchists’
Party’s Over? Popular Darkweb Market AlphaBay Goes Offline
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AlphaBay Market, the darkweb’s largest drug site, mysteriously went offline earlier today. It sparked fears of an exit scam, after users also discovered a mysterious multi-sig bitcoin transaction for 1,400+ BTC out of a suspected AlphaBay wallet. Also read: Bitcoin to $50K in the Next Decade: Investor Ronnie Moas [UPDATE 7:00AM EST] AlphaBay admin u/Big_Muscles has … [Read more...] about Party’s Over? Popular Darkweb Market AlphaBay Goes Offline
Governments Will Always Try to Control Your Money: Pippa Malmgren
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Dr. Pippa Malmgren, the best selling author of Signals and renowned trend spotter, has recently turned her focus to blockchain. She posits that the technology will enable governments to destroy the black market and bring about the “re-denomination of your entire life”. Also read: Shrem: No Jaxx Wallet User Has Lost Funds Despite Recent Warnings The economic policy analyst … [Read more...] about Governments Will Always Try to Control Your Money: Pippa Malmgren
Russian Researchers Claim Unbreakable ‘Quantum Blockchain’
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A group of researchers from the Russian Quantum Centre claim to have successfully tested a quantum blockchain which is “unbreakable even for Russian hackers” and could theoretically be merged into the Bitcoin protocol. Also read: AIG: Private Blockchains Will Take Over the World, Bitcoin Not Needed According to the RQC website, the researchers trialled the technology on a … [Read more...] about Russian Researchers Claim Unbreakable ‘Quantum Blockchain’