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tinam • May 18, 2022, 10:47 am EDT

Are Central Banks Coming Around To Crypto After Meeting To Discuss Bitcoin In El Salvador?

The relationship between crypto and traditional central banks has not always been the best. IBM penned a blog post in April 2022, noting “the instability of cryptocurrency poses a challenge to central banks.” A month earlier, the Central Bank of Ireland released a fresh warning concerning crypto investment. “While people may be attracted to these investments by the high returns advertised, the reality is that they carry significant risk, they said. However, other financial authorities appear to be taking a more strident approach towards cryptos like Bitcoin. For example, mid-May brought an announcement from El Salvador’s President on Twitter. Bukele

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tinam • May 15, 2022, 8:47 am EDT

What’s A Stablecoin? What’s The Deal With Terra? Here Are The Details Of The Latest Crypto Crash

2022 has already been a challenging year for crypto. Many hoped the easing of pandemic-related restrictions would help revive the market. Unfortunately, this has not really been the case yet. But few might have imagined the latest crypto crash would involve stablecoins, which play a vital role (especially within the DeFi sector). Stablecoins have long been heralded for their stability by traditional and crypto investors due to their peg with a tangible asset. In mid-May 2022, the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin lost its $1 peg to the dollar and went into free fall. Once ranked among the top ten most valuable cryptocurrencies, the coin was trading

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tinam • May 3, 2022, 8:12 am EDT

Real Estate Industry Now Evolving To Accept Crypto For Rent Payments

Jamestown, a major real estate management firm, just announced that they will now be accepting crypto for all rent payments. The firm plans to utilize the services of Bitpay to process crypto payments. This service will allow renters to pay in digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and much more. What Does This Mean For The Real Estate Industry? Michael Phillips, the president of Jamestown, stated that blockchain technology and crypto will be able to transform the real estate industry completely. The company wants to be at the forefront of this industry change by integrating its real estate with digital assets

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tinam • Apr 28, 2022, 10:36 am EDT

Whistleblower Edward Snowden Admits Participation In Ceremony Leading To Creation Of Privacy-Focused Zcash Cryptocurrency

American whistleblower and former computer intelligence consultant Edward Snowden, now a Russian permanent resident, revealed he played a leading role in a 2016 ceremony that ushered in Zcash, a privacy-focused crypto. On April 27th, the Zcash Media Twitter account promoted a video featuring an interview with Snowden, who participated in the mysterious ceremony under the name of ‘John Dobbertin.’ The privacy advocate and five other people combined their portion of the cryptocurrency’s private key to officially launch Zcash, a decentralized blockchain relying on zero-knowledge proofs. With a market capitalization just north of $2 billion, Zcash has gained prominence since its inception as

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tinam • Apr 8, 2022, 4:39 am EDT

Jack Mallers’ Huge Announcement At Bitcoin Conference

Wouldn’t it be nice to buy things your way? Do you remember the old days of Visa commercials, “It’s everywhere you want to be?” How about, “Pay the way you want to pay?” Jack Mallers is working on that, and he has news for you. Strike CEO Jack Mallers paced around the stage, excited about an announcement he was about to make at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference. At first glance, you could tell he was excited because this young man’s mind was moving at the speed of lightning while his hands and feet wouldn’t stop moving him back and forth across

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tinam • Apr 5, 2022, 6:22 am EDT

Bank In Texas To Offer Bitcoin Savings Plan

In Laredo, Texas, at least one bank is stepping up to revolutionize the Bitcoin industry. If employees want to get away from traditional savings plans, they’ll now have a better option. They’ll be able to take a portion of their paycheck and apply it to a Bitcoin savings plan. You might be surprised to learn that companies owned by former NFL superstar Drew Brees are actually leading the way. Of course, Brees invests a portion of his paycheck into Bitcoin anyway. But when the option came along, companies that he owns, including Everbowl and Stretch Zone have started offering it

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tinam • Apr 4, 2022, 4:05 am EDT

Don’t Be A Victim Of Crypto Scammers

Scammers are everywhere, and they come at us from all angles. It’s hard to believe that people devote their lives to finding ways to rob someone of their money. But they do, and you need to protect yourself from them. A few years ago, I received a call from a “Federal” agency. The “officer” asked to verify my information before we proceeded with the phone call. He gave me the wrong social security number and birthdate and then asked me to prove it. I swiftly declined and told him he had the wrong person. If I had given him the

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tinam • Apr 1, 2022, 6:11 am EDT

Ukraine Conflict Demonstrates Bitcoin Importance

When Russia attacked Ukraine, Putin might have thought it would be easy. But most of the world responded with a resounding, “No!” And Bitcoin found another place on this earth to be of value. Its time had come. When Bitcoin was created, it was meant to be the next currency. Some people mistook it as a fly-by-night scheme that would fade. But the war in Ukraine has demonstrated that it’s not going anywhere. Why Ukraine Is Embracing Bitcoin More Bitcoin transactions are happening in Ukraine as we speak. It’s literally as if the world got together and decided that Bitcoin

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tinam • Mar 30, 2022, 2:33 am EDT

Exxon Going Green In Bitcoin Mining

Going green any way we can is an invaluable endeavor. So, when one of the big guys gets involved, it gives us hope that if successful, others will follow. That’s what Exxon is doing, and it’s exhilarating. Exxon is the largest gas company in the U.S. With an estimated net worth of approximately $350 billion; it’s needless to say that they are making a massive dent in our natural resources globally. Gas and oil are not the only ones with a reputation for using massive amounts of natural resources. Bitcoin mining also often gets a bad wrap for this. As

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tinam • Mar 27, 2022, 11:54 pm EDT

Making Bitcoin Part Of Your Financial Future

When investors talk about Bitcoin, they usually talk about buying and selling. Of course, making purchases with crypto is the ultimate purpose of digital currency. But just like money, how do you make it a substantial part of your financial future? If you’ve been following the headlines, you would have read some pretty interesting stories of people like Aaron Rodgers and Eric Adams accepting payment in Bitcoin. In addition, you might have picked up on Walmart, AMC Theaters, Whole Foods, Starbucks, bars, restaurants, and lemonade stands around the world incorporating Bitcoin as a payment method. In fact, banks themselves are

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