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Crypto reserves: no public good, no principles
Crypto reserves: no public good, no principles
The formerly anti-establishment bitcoin movement abandons its principles in favor of number-go-up, applauds federal plan to stockpile seized crypto with no clear benefit to national interest
·citationneeded.news·
Crypto reserves: no public good, no principles
The Price of Crypto | Trevor Jackson
The Price of Crypto | Trevor Jackson
None of this had to happen. In the fall of 2008, amid the great shipwreck of the international financial order, an anonymous person or group of persons
·nybooks.com·
The Price of Crypto | Trevor Jackson
Inside the Fight to Clean Up the Crypto Underworld
Inside the Fight to Clean Up the Crypto Underworld
In the darkest corners of the internet, cybercrime and corruption run free—that is, until a small group of detectives turn the criminals’ own tools against them.
·getpocket.com·
Inside the Fight to Clean Up the Crypto Underworld
Bitcoin mining struggles to go green, research shows
Bitcoin mining struggles to go green, research shows
Bitcoin is struggling to go green, with the cryptocurrency making only slim gains in its usage of sustainable energy in the year to January, research by Cambridge university showed on Tuesday.
·reuters.com·
Bitcoin mining struggles to go green, research shows
The Consequences of Silence
The Consequences of Silence
I am not a particularly emotional man, but when I read some of the letters to the judge of Celsius’ bankruptcy case (brought to my attention by Molly White), I began feeling a deep, painful sadness. Currently I have my entire life savings & retirement invested in Celsius in the stable coin USDC in the amount of $205,001.66 I cannot begin to tell you the level of devastation and horror I felt when Celsius froze withdrawals.
·wheresyoured.at·
The Consequences of Silence
Bitcoin Cannot Free Palestine - MERIP
Bitcoin Cannot Free Palestine - MERIP
Could the use of Bitcoin allow Palestinians to escape Israeli control over the economy and money in the West Bank and Gaza Strip? Hadas Thier examines the arguments of the crypto enthusiasts and finds serious problems with their vision of liberation via Bitcoin. Thier talks to political economist Sara Roy, whose scholarship on de-development in Gaza is being used by some Bitcoin boosters, about the real roots of Palestinian oppression and why cryptocurrencies are not the solution.
·merip.org·
Bitcoin Cannot Free Palestine - MERIP
The battle of crypto dreams in Myanmar
The battle of crypto dreams in Myanmar
Myanmar’s crypto revolution is at the beginning of the tug of war between repression and resistance, and will play a critical role in Myanmar’s political revolution.
·globalvoices.org·
The battle of crypto dreams in Myanmar
Blockchain for Refugees
Blockchain for Refugees
Blockchain-based digital wallets were meant to empower refugee women. The reality was more complicated.
·medium.com·
Blockchain for Refugees
The Third Web
The Third Web
(This text is very long. Maybe too long. You can find a PDF and an EPUB of it below.The current version of this text will always live at https://web3.tante.ccSatya has created an audio version of this essay. Eine deutsche Version findet sich hier. Una versione italiana di questo testo è qui – grazie Nebbia! En […]
·tante.cc·
The Third Web
On anti-crypto toxicity
On anti-crypto toxicity
Crypto is known for its toxicity towards outsiders. Similar attitudes are emerging from some who oppose crypto.
·blog.mollywhite.net·
On anti-crypto toxicity
The crypto plan to save our souls
The crypto plan to save our souls
Imagine a Web3 blocktopia where ‘souls and communities convene bottom-up’
·ft.com·
The crypto plan to save our souls
Crypto Might Have an Insider Trading Problem
Crypto Might Have an Insider Trading Problem
Public data suggests that several crypto investors profited from inside knowledge of when tokens would be listed on exchanges.
·wsj.com·
Crypto Might Have an Insider Trading Problem