• Bitcoin Cash Will Be Paid to a Member of St. Maarten's Parliament in the near Future

    Bitcoin Cash Will Be Paid to a Member of St. Maarten's Parliament in the near Future

    Rolando Brison, the head of the United People's Party and a member of St. Maarten's Parliament, stated on Saturday that he is the first elected official to request that his full salary be paid in bitcoin cash. Brison believes that if his country continues to embrace blockchain technology and cryptocurrency solutions, St. Maarten can become the 'Crypto Capital of the Caribbean.'
  • Pushkin not Putin

    Pushkin not Putin

    ''In her lecture accepting the Nobel Prize for literature, Svetlana Alexievich explained that in Russia 'suffering is our capital, our natural resource. Not oil or gas – but suffering. It is the only thing we are able to produce constantly.'''
  • In Ukraine, Bitcoin has come to the rescue

    In Ukraine, Bitcoin has come to the rescue

    Coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum have emerged as a major source of funding for Ukraine's battle against Russian military intervention.
  • Understanding the Technology at the Heart of Decentralized Exchanges

    Understanding the Technology at the Heart of Decentralized Exchanges

    A closer look at liquidity pools, automated market makers, yield farming, and other DEX-related topics. This is the third installment of a three-part series on understanding DeFi.
  • Facing Unpleasant Facts: Some Important Truth Are Missing From the Ukrainian Media Narrative

    Facing Unpleasant Facts: Some Important Truth Are Missing From the Ukrainian Media Narrative

    Responsible diplomacy is anticipating how other regimes will react to perceived threats—and acting to avert wars by recognizing and addressing these views. The US appears to be more concerned in virtue signaling.
  • How to Consider Bitcoin's Social Costs and Benefits Objectively

    How to Consider Bitcoin's Social Costs and Benefits Objectively

    Bitcoin supporters have been known to downplay the expenses, while opponents have been known to discount the benefits—however, it is critical to examine both the costs and the benefits.
  • Winamp is now doing NFTs, and its founder despises it

    Winamp is now doing NFTs, and its founder despises it

    The blockchain is coming for all of us.
  • Putin's War Could Turn Central Banks Into Crypto Battlegrounds

    Putin's War Could Turn Central Banks Into Crypto Battlegrounds

    The Turkish lira had lost 44 percent of its value versus the dollar in one year before handing over the unenviable distinction of the world's worst-performing currency to the Russian ruble. Its purchasing power at home has also dwindled: depending on whether you believe official figures or private assessments, inflation in Turkey ranges from 54% to 124%. So, how did the residents react? For one thing, the tech-savvy classes opted for cryptocurrency.
  • I Wasn't Interested in Crypto—Until a Fake Canadian 'Emergency' Showed Me Why We Do

    I Wasn't Interested in Crypto—Until a Fake Canadian 'Emergency' Showed Me Why We Do

    '[A]ny electronic-cash model that necessitates regular human oversight will eventually be captured by the same legal regimes that govern the legacy financial system, because the presence of human actors (who, of course, can be fined, jailed, or forced into plea bargains) represents a vulnerability that government actors can and will exploit to assert control. The one-sentence explanation for bitcoin's success is that it solves this challenge in what appears to be the only way possible: by removing human decision makers entirely from the system.'
  • Cryptocurrencies' Role in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Cryptocurrencies' Role in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Despite receiving only 2% of the total worldwide value of all cryptocurrencies, their rapid growth will revolutionize financing in an increasingly digital and urban Sub-Saharan Africa.