Bitcoin in the Headlines: The Chicken and Egg Debate
Bitcoin in the Headlines is our weekly look at bitcoin news, analysing media and its impact. It's the classic philosopher's dilemma, the chicken and egg. Which came first? And how do you make sense of being stuck in that unknowing middle? For the media and the general public, debates in the bitcoin space are often muddled in the same confusion - 'Can you have the blockchain without bitcoin?' 'Is the protocol safe even if bitcoin businesses are not?' and 'Who made this thing anyway and why can't we ask them?'. Such is the struggle of making sense of a technology that seems to have emerged....
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Bitcoin in the Headlines is a weekly analysis of bitcoin media coverage and its impact. Despite setting off to a rather boring start, excitement peaked this week when reports surfaced that two former bitcoin exchange operators had been arrested on anti-money laundering (AML) charges in the US. Elsewhere, bitcoin enthusiasts were yet again confronted with the everlasting - and ever-boring - "chicken and egg" debate regarding the technology's expected advancement. Unlike last week, however, where mentions of the technology by financial bigwigs and political figures went largely unnoticed,....
Bitcoin in the Headlines is a weekly look at bitcoin news, analyzing media and its impact. Is bitcoin the economic antichrist or a savior for struggling nation states? This debate played out in the headlines this week in lengthy dissections of bitcoin's apparent growth in Argentina, a nation plagued by economic mismanagement and hyperinflation. But, while bitcoin may be seen as a potential savior for one long-struggling economy, rumours of bitcoin's biblical ties were levied by a right-wing publication in the latest sign that the debate over the technology is expanding its reach, in....
Bitcoin in the Headlines is a weekly look at global bitcoin news, analysing media coverage and its impact. Being a controversial technology, bitcoin has once again managed to captivate the media's attention over the last few days. Having seemingly recovered from the bad news fatigue that riddled the headlines last week, the mainstream media seems to have engaged in the bitcoin debate, trying to find ways to tie the technology to larger trends and events. On one side of the battle field, the media believes that the digital currency could potentially be adopted by countries wanting to....
Bitcoin in the Headlines is a weekly look at global bitcoin news, analysing media coverage and its impact. This week, despite a relative shortage of bitcoin news, the digital currency has still captivated a considerable amount of attention from the mainstream media. It also seems that, perhaps fatigued with the recurring negativity around the subject, the media has engaged in deeper analysis. From examining the viability of the digital currency as a payment method to the usual price debate and mention of crime, this week's coverage has something for everyone. CoinDesk takes a look at the....
KFC wants to promote its branding to Koreans through nonfungible tokens. Entertainment and nonfungible token marketplace TriumphX has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with fast-food giant KFC in South Korea.The agreement will focus on joint blockchain research with the aim of integrating NFT technologies and enhancing the branding of the fried chicken outlet.According to reports in local media, KFC Korea plans to introduce blockchain and NFT technology to its branding content. The fast-food franchise intends to issue NFTs to its customers comprising different digital formats....