China’s cryptocurrency regulation has been a major mover of Bitcoin and other digital currency prices. This means that investors need to be aware of what's going on in China. At the same time, China is just one market and doesn't totally control the digital currency...
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Cryptocurrency Mining and Its Environmental Impact
Over the past few years, headlines have shined a spotlight on the growing debate about cryptocurrency and the environment. And not surprisingly, the debate made it onto the agenda of topics discussed at COP26. In a warming world aiming to reduce its carbon footprint,...
Understanding Attacks on Blockchains
By Victor Cook, Ph.D., Chief Scientist at Fabriik A live blockchain is a marvelous combination of technology and economic incentives. Able to coordinate millions of participants across borders and cultures using diverse assets like node servers, specialized mining...
iGaming and Crypto – A Match Made in Heaven
No longer the exclusive domain of basement-bound teenagers or the secret shame of countless adults, video games have fast become a massive market for mainstream entertainment, with competitive gaming – more frequently referred to as iGaming or eSports – garnering...
What’s Next for Bitcoin as the Jury Rules In Favor of Dr. Wright?
Brett Banfe, Trading Support Guru We often talk of bitcoin in four-year cycles due to the expected timeline for the halving of bitcoin's Coinbase rewards. And, another four-year cycle came to conclusion in South Florida this week, after a jury of 10 Miami locals ruled...
A Front Row Seat to The Legal Precedent of Bitcoin Under Law
Brett Banfe, Trading Support Guru Miami-Dade County, Florida has been drawing international attention since the largest intellectual property lawsuit case, Kleiman V Wright, commenced three weeks ago. It’s over the ownership of 1.1 million Bitcoins (worth around $66B)...
The debate around crypto and the environment
Brett Banfe, Trading Support GuruIn the wake of COP26, where hundreds of world leaders and industry experts gathered to review strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change on our planet, the question of whether digital assets are a facilitator of those...
The democratization of trust: How Blockchain has made us reassess value and ownership
Brett Banfe, Trading Support GuruOver the past two years, we've seen an explosion of creative use-cases for digital assets. From the emergence of DeFi to the explosion of NFTs; in many ways, this moment in history represents the rise of blockchain technology's impact...
The impact of Europe’s surging energy prices on financial independence
Brett Banfe, Trading Support GuruWe're seeing some interesting trends in energy and computational commodities over the past 4-6 months. As BTC re-tests its previous all-time highs, we're also seeing the impact of surging prices on gas and electricity in Europe....
Risk and Uncertainty in finance: we hate not knowing, but why is crypto worse?
The need for certainty is a basic human desire. We get queasy when we feel like we don’t have a good handle on what’s going on. And this discomfort is especially sharp for those in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space because there’s much more at stake than the...