The fifth-largest cryptoasset by market capitalization and a Bitcoin (BTC) hard fork, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) , just went through its first halving, seeing the mining reward cut by half, to BTC 6.25 (USD 1,672) per block, which reduces the supply of new coins entering circulation.(Updated at 14:52 UTC: updates in bold).Congratulations to @AntPoolofficial for finding…
Month: May 2020
Why the Dollar Has Never Been Stronger or More Set Up to Fail
In this new, multi-part documentary series, NLW is joined by more than a dozen prominent voices to tell the story of how and why, with trillions in money printing, the dollar seems like it should be getting weaker.Instead, it’s stronger than ever.What gives? For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m.Eastern…
Riot Blockchain announces purchase of 1,000 next generation Bitmain S19 Pro Antminers
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Riot Blockchain, Inc.(NASDAQ: RIOT ) (“Riot” or the “Company”), one of the few Nasdaq listed public cryptocurrency mining companies in the United States , announces the purchase of 1,000 next generation Bitmain S19 (110 TH) Pro Antminers for USD $2.4 million from BitmainTech PTE.LTD.(“Bitmain”).This purchase is another…
When Currencies Fail: A Primer on the Dollar Crisis in Lebanon
A massive shortage of dollars is instigating economic chaos, including a more than 50% loss of value in the Lebanese pound and what looks like an enormous local premium for bitcoins.Presented in podcast and full-transcript formats.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m.Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts , Spotify…
How Blockchains Become Great Big Garbage Patches for Data
CoinDesk columnist Nic Carter is a partner at Castle Island Ventures, a public blockchain-focused venture fund based in Cambridge, Mass.He is also the cofounder of Coin Metrics, a blockchain analytics startup.In the Disney Pixar movie “WALL·E,” the eponymous robot hero trundles around an abandoned Earth, methodically compacting mounds of old garbage.The planet had become barren…
Congress Urges Treasury Secretary Mnuchin To Use Blockchain For COVID-19 Stimulus Payments
Riot Blockchain Buys 1,000 Bitmain Miners For $2.4 Million The letter was spearheaded by Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL), Co-Chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, as well as fellow Co-Chairs Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ).Additional signers include Congressman Ted Budd (R-NC), Congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH), Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Congressman Anthony Gonzalez…
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Cryptocurrency Stock News: Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: $RIOT) Contributes to Local Hospitals to Aid COVID-19 Relief Efforts – InvestorIdeas.com
Cryptocurrency Stock News: Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: $RIOT) Contributes to Local Hospitals to Aid COVID-19 Relief Efforts CASTLE ROCK, Colo.- April 30, 2020 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Riot Blockchain, Inc.( NASDAQ: RIOT ) (“Riot” or the “Company”), one of the few Nasdaq listed public cryptocurrency mining companies in the United States, is contributing a total of $100,000 to…
The Sinister Tale of a Girl and a Vampire in Guadalajara
Google+ Vampires have become a popular fixture in fiction and lore, and they have long held a certain allure that makes them present in some form or another throughout far-flung cultures.People just seem to be naturally fascinated and at the same time repelled by these blood drinking creatures of the night, but surely they are…
How do you bet on a company that doesn’t yet exist?
Investing takes a lot of gut instinct.That’s especially the case for seed-stage investing, when companies are just beginning to form, may not yet exist, or have nonexistent financials. Meet Semil Shah, founder and partner at Haystack and venture partner at Lightspeed, who is known for making some precocious seed-stage bets.Of his first eight checks from…