Nassim Nicholas Taleb vs David Birch on The Bitcoin Standard

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, by bitcoin maximalist Saifedean Ammous, is set for a spring release, having managed to make news ahead by snagging philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb to write its foreword. Mr. Taleb is his usual profound self, offering a full-throated defense of its essential idea, in contrast to many … Read more

Cut Off? Here Are 7 Different Bitcoin Debit Card Services and Fees

Just recently we reported on European bitcoin users having issues with their loadable bitcoin debit cards. Even though some of these businesses are having a few issues, there are many cryptocurrency debit cards available all around the world. Also read: Visa Veto Leaves Several European Cryptocurrency Cards Locked Out Since 2015 Bitcoin-Based Debit Cards Have Grown … Read more

Cryptocurrency Exchange Review: Kraken

Finding reliable cryptocurrency exchanges is often a lot more difficult than people would like to think. That’s not because one can’t trust most companies, but mainly because few platforms provide uninterrupted experiences at all times. The Kraken exchange, while one of the oldest in the business, has suffered from major performance issues over the past … Read more

Cryptocurrency Exchange Review: Bitstamp

In the world of cryptocurrency, centralized exchanges still play a big role. That may seem strange for decentralized forms of money, but it is the situation we find ourselves in these days. There are many different cryptocurrency exchanges out there which are worth checking out. Bitstamp is one of those platforms which has built up … Read more

Twenty Years Ago, Two Men Predicted Bitcoin

Clinton began his second term as President of the United States. Titanic dominated the box office. Hanson’s “MMMBop” stormed music charts. The year, 1997, also turned out to be when two cranks, fringe thinkers, wrote The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age (TSI), published by Simon & Schuster. Catastrophic impresarios James Dale … Read more

Championing Decentralized Exchanges, Now Might Be the Perfect Time for Bisq

Removing the potential for a single point of failure, decentralizing gives way to three enduring principles upon which cryptocurrency rests: security, privacy, and censorship resistance. Perhaps the bitcoin community has deviated too far from these principles and, as a direct result, hacks, flash crashes, government raids and lawsuits against centralized exchanges might slow wider adoption … Read more