9 Best Articles in 2020
TNW
The ultimate, 3500-word, plain English guide to blockchain
TNW
~12 min read · 800 saves · From 2017 · Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard of Bitcoin and blockchain. After all, they are one of the most trending topics these days — the ultimate buzzwords of the year. Even…
The New York Times
Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble
The New York Times
707 saves · From 2018 · Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for digital cash could wind up building something much more important than wealth.
HackerNoon
Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain
HackerNoon
~17 min read · 666 saves · From 2017 · Everyone says the blockchain, the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, is going to change EVERYTHING. And yet, after…
VICE
One Bitcoin Transaction Now Uses as Much Energy as Your House in a Week
VICE
10 min read · 620 saves · From 2017 · Bitcoin’s surge in price has sent its electricity consumption soaring.
medium.com
You Don’t Understand Bitcoin Because You Think Money Is Real
medium.com
7 min read · 619 saves · From 2017 · Bitcoin is an illusion, a mass hallucination, so one hears. It’s just numbers in cyberspace, a mirage, insubstantial as a soap bubble…
TechCrunch
100 cryptocurrencies described in four words or less
TechCrunch
3 min read · 565 saves · From 2017 · This list describes cryptocurrencies. Each gets four words. There are many.?Some are landmarks. Some are scams. Hopefully this provides orientation.
medium.com
Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five
medium.com
7 min read · 564 saves · From 2014 · If you still can’t figure out what the heck a bitcoin is…
HackerNoon
WTF is The Blockchain?
HackerNoon
~14 min read · 537 saves · From 2017 · Mohit Mamoria · The terms “bitcoin” and “blockchain” flooded headlines after the value of the cryptocurrency more than tripled in the fourth quarter of 2017. But if you are not a currency trader or a technology expert, chances are you may not be fully familiar with their underlying concepts. Mohit Mamoria, the CEO of cryptofund Authorito, helps laypeople understand?blockchain in this easy-to-follow blog post on Medium.
WIRED
‘I Forgot My PIN’: An Epic Tale of Losing $30,000 in Bitcoin
WIRED
20+ min read · 517 saves · From 2017 · Veteran tech journalist Mark Frauenfelder tries everything, including hypnosis, to recover a small fortune from a locked bitcoin device.
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Quartz
Nigeria is now the world’s second-biggest bitcoin market after the US
Quartz
2 min read · 71 saves · Dec 18th · The increased awareness and availability of easy-to-use bitcoin platforms to Nigerians have largely increased bitcoin liquidity in the country
Neeraj K. Agrawal
A Midnight Rule for Cryptocurrency Transaction Reports
Neeraj K. Agrawal
4 min read · 63 saves · Dec 18th · FinCEN rulemaking announces a rushed, mostly technology-neutral reporting requirement…
The Wall Street Journal
Ripple to Face SEC Suit Over XRP Cryptocurrency
The Wall Street Journal
2 min read · 48 saves · Dec 22nd · The agency, whose chairman is leaving soon, claims the company violated investor-protection laws when it sold the bitcoin-like digital asset.
Financial Times
Will bitcoin end the dollar’s reign?
Financial Times
28 saves · Dec 9th · Digital currency poses a significant threat to greenback’s supremacy
Financial Times
2020: The year bitcoin went institutional
Financial Times
27 saves · Dec 18th · Bitcoin is on a tear. And this time, the hyper valuations might stick.
decrypt.co
Pornhub: Now Accepting Crypto Only
decrypt.co
2 min read · 25 saves · Dec 14th · Read the latest Bitcoin and Ethereum news from Decrypt. Get the latest on cryptocurrency prices, breaking news, and more about Bitcoin and blockchain.
Sifted
Exclusive: Facebook faces lawsuit over crypto project's new name
Sifted
2 min read · 19 saves · Dec 8th · Facebook could be in hot legal water after rebranding its upcoming crypto project to Diem — a name already taken by a London fintech.
Bitcoin Magazine
The Battle For P2SH: The Untold Story Of The First Bitcoin War
Bitcoin Magazine
~17 min read · 19 saves · Dec 4th · The saga of P2SH showcases Bitcoin’s unique dev community, the difficulty in making such changes and the tone for protocol debates ahead.
CoinDesk
Bitcoin Dissidents: Those Who Need It Most
CoinDesk
~11 min read · 15 saves · Dec 8th · Anna Baydakova · The global pandemic and interwoven political and economic crises became fertile ground for Bitcoin to become a tool for human rights.
