Chain splits under a Bitcoin monetary standard

The recent bitcoin chain split got me thinking again about bitcoin-as-money, specifically as a unit of account . If bitcoin were to serve as...

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Bitcoin Cash Mining Difficulty Drops Significantly - Speeding Up The Chain

Jamie Redman On Sunday, August 20, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network dropped its mining difficulty another notch down to 7 percent of BTC’s dif...

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World’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Bitflyer Expands into US Market

Kevin Helms Bitflyer, Japan ’s and the world’s largest bitcoin exchange by volume, has announced its expansion into the US market this fall....

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Bitcoin Cash Flips Mining Profitability

Jamie Redman Bitcoin Cash (BCH) markets have been extremely bullish over the past two days after hovering in the $300 range for a solid week...

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Venezuelan Bitcoin Mining Continues Despite Government Crackdown

Samuel Haig The Atlantic has reported that Venezuelan bitcoin mining continues despite government efforts to crack down on miners. Venezuel...

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Goldman Sachs Technical Analyst Predicts Bitcoin’s ‘Top’ Is $4800

Jamie Redman During the overnight of August 14, the price of bitcoin hit an all-time high of $4,400 across global exchanges. Two months ago,...

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Russia Discusses Starting Cryptocurrency Mining With Its 20+ Gigawatt Surplus

Kevin Helms Russia ’s First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov has revealed that discussions are underway regarding the creation of governm...

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