A Basic Explanation
Bitcoin made it to US TV this week as acomedy skiton late-night show 'Conan'. The skit is very funny. I urge you to watch it. The premise is that Bitcoin has a Chief Operating Officer and he is going to attempt to explain Bitcoin for the layman. As such, it pokes fun at the difficulty in understanding Bitcoin as a concept. The byline reads: "Bitcoin may....
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Bitcoin.com has launched its mining page, where newcomers can learn all the basics about how our favorite digital currency is created. Genesis Mining is helping promote our educational efforts on the mining front by being our first featured cloud mining service. The mining page on Bitcoin.com currently features a brief explanation of Bitcoin mining, with....
Bitcoin, while the most superior current basic cash, is an evolution upon those that society has already utilized — but what is basic cash?
Could cryptocurrency bring a basic income to the people of the world, relieving them of their day-to-day quest for survival, and leaving them to ponder more philosophical questions about their existence and reaching new heights of productivity? Some in the cryptocurrency space believe so. The idea for a universal basic income is not new, as Thomas More proposed it in his 16th century work, Utopia. Just recently, Switzerland voted 'no' to a basic income for its citizens, but the controversial idea has grown in popularity. A group currency is a cryptocurrency that provides its members with a....
Asset exchange marketplace BitFunder today announced they are ceasing operations in the next month or so due to unmentioned reasons. In a quoted statement posted on Reddit, the following explanation is mostly what we have to work with: "I will be making a detailed post explaining more later on. I know this will be hard for some of you, but please try to hold off on the conspiracy theories until then. Thank You, Ukyo". The shut down may or may not have something to do with the SEC dropping the hammer on BitFunder, but until we get an official explanation, consider our hands in the air - and....
In the last few years, we have seen a boost in interest in universal basic income schemes. The idea for it is not a new nor a radical concept. It first appeared at the beginning of the 16th century in the work of Thomas More, Utopia. For centuries governments around the world have been exploring the potential of universal basic income in easing the vulnerabilities of working people exposed to threats of transforming the labor market. The recent growing experimentation clearly shows that there is a need to find effective solutions to alleviate the perils of globalization. Opinions are....