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Bitcoin cryptocurrency coins and a PC motherboard are pictured in Kyiv on 19 July, 2021. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Bitcoin Poisoning: The Ideology of Sovereign Individual

Last month, Robert Breedlove - nicknamed "The Philosopher "- stood alone against the Bitcoin community. The battle was very fierce against him, while he was subjected to insults and sharp criticism…

Hala Ahmed Nasr 23, Jul 2021
A person scans a QR code at a bitcoin ATM on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Playa El Zonte has been named as the Bitcoin capital, around 500 families promote the use of the cryptocurrency to help the economy of a place with poverty issues. (Getty)

Bitcoin from Terrorism to El Salvador

World Bank has rejected El Salvador’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, noting that it would have dire economic consequences. It refused to provide any kind of assistance for the country’s…

Hala Ahmed Nasr 21, Jun 2021
Engineers on a cherry picker adjust mining rigs at the CryptoUniverse cryptocurrency mining farm in Nadvoitsy, Russia, on Thursday, March 18, 2021. (Getty)

Bitcoin in Iran: Draining Energy for Authoritarian Gains

Iran has recently taken a decision to ban the mining of Bitcoin blocks on its territory for a period of 4 months. Iran had started mining Bitcoin at the beginning of 2019 with an official decision…

Hala Ahmed Nasr 04, Jun 2021
This picture taken on April 7, 2021 shows blockchain entrepreneur Vignesh Sundaresan, also known by his pseudonym MetaKovan, showing the digital artwork non-fungible token (NFT) "Everydays: The First 5,000 Days" by artist Beeple in his home in Singapore. - Last month the programmer bought the world's most expensive NFT for $69.3 million, highlighting how virtual work is establishing itself as a new creative genre. (Getty)

From Bitcoin to Dogecoin

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, ether and dogecoin have surged to highs that few investors would have predicted a year ago. The furious run has even the most optimistic traders asking: Can it last?…

Peter Santilli, Caitlin Ostroff and Paul Vigna 22, May 2021

Will Facebook's Libra Change the Way the World Banks?

The crusaders who left westernEuropeto “liberate” the Holy Land might seem to have little in common with contemporary Facebook users. But Libra, Facebook’s new cryptocurrency platform, tackles a…

Kevin Werbach 02, Aug 2019
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