USDT-on-TRON, FTX & WTF is really happening
In this post, Data Finnovation provides convincing evidence from novel on-chain analysis showing how a real digital currency use case works.
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The US needs leadership in blockchain and the New Internet
Like any other network, blockchain and digital currencies have their own set of issues; however, a clampdown is not the answer to resolve these but crafting a strategy to further innovation.
Value – creation, definition & transaction
A thing's value is measured on its essence in society, particularly the economy, but its worth may also be defined through agreements in the system in which it is being used.
Why the Ethereum Foundation is correct in warning: ‘Don’t expect scale post Merge’
'The Merge' is creating hype as it vows a brighter future for the blockchain industry, but experts remain on edge, projecting that the move won't likely make Ethereum as scalable as it intends to be.
Switching to PoS–Ethereum’s predicted corruption
Proof-of-Work is the only way to prevent corruption, but if you continue to argue that Bitcoin is wasteful and not green, it’s because BTC has misled you.
The unsecure Lightning Network as BTC’s layer 2 scaling protocol
Bitcoin mining nodes operate using PoW and Bitcoin consensus, making it hard for major mining nodes to be anonymous, while Lightning Network is an entirely unblockchain no-proof-of-anything network.
More on L2 solutions
Layer 2 solutions are not useless in principle, and Rollups themselves can be useful, when used with a blockchain capable of serving as a scalable global base layer.
Craig Wright is Satoshi, counter arguments
For critical public matters like the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, we should treat every element of evidence as a factor.
More proof that UTXO is superior to account-based systems
UTXO is like cash in that every bill or coin is independent from each other, and if the dollar bill is authentic, the validity of a transfer is absolute and not contingent upon a separate accounting.
Anonymity and privacy
In the blockchain and digital currency world, there's a struggle over the distinction between anonymity and privacy—they are not mutually exclusive but rather overlap with each other.
The defamation case Wright v. McCormack is telling
The verdict of the case is simple and straight: The court found that Peter McCormack committed libel against Dr. Craig Wright for publicly calling him a fraud for claiming himself to be Satoshi.
Digital assets are subject to property laws
The purpose of developing a technological and economic system like Bitcoin is not to separate from the law nor to resist it, but to minimize the need for intervention of the law.