Pierre Rochard

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‘Black Swan’ Author Pulls a 180- Nassim Taleb Says ‘Bitcoin’s a Failure, at Least for Now’

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On February 12, the well known Lebanese-American essayist and risk analyst, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, declared that the leading digital currency bitcoin is a failure, at least for now. Cryptocurrency fans have been upset by Taleb’s recent statements, after it seems the renowned author has done a complete 180 after supporting the crypto asset for years. … Read more

A Mysterious Dogecoin Address Absorbed 27% of the Supply, the Top 20 Addresses Captured 50%

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Just recently, the crypto asset dogecoin has seen some significant price gains and on Wednesday, Tesla’s founder Elon Musk tweeted about the digital currency incessantly. While people have been discussing the dogecoin pumps and Elon’s suggestive tweets, crypto supporters have been discussing a single dogecoin address that holds 36 billion tokens or more than 27% … Read more

Algorithmic Bitcoin and Ethereum Social Attention List Ranks Influencers With Math

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On November 19, Hive.one, a project that maps the community clusters of Bitcoin and Ethereum social status using mathematics, announced the launch of a new algorithm version. Since the last time Hive.one published a list, social influencer scores and ranks changed and the creators believe the new scores “better reflect reality.” Just recently Hive.one announced … Read more

Can Github Remove the Bitcoin Codebase? Recent Repository Takedown Has Proponents Worried

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On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Github’s recent move has made the crypto community quite leery of the platform and some proponents … Read more

Market Update: Global Economy Jolts Bitcoin, Overall Crypto Cap Loses $50B

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Cryptocurrency markets are feeling a lot of pressure on Thursday, March 12, as the entire cryptoconomy has lost over $50 billion during the last three days. Digital asset prices dropped to the lowest levels since May 2019. Moreover, on five derivatives exchanges, more than $2.2 billion leveraged positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours. … Read more

The 35 Most Influential Bitcoiners Dominating Crypto Twitter by Follower Count

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Twitter has become home to cryptocurrency influencers who use it for evangelism, spreading news, shilling coins, and shaming certain projects. Of course, the more followers a crypto thought leader has on Twitter, the greater their reach and influence. The following is a look at the top crypto Twitter (CT) influencers in 2020 and the number … Read more