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Bitcoin Mining Profitability: What the Halving Means for Miners & Investors
Imagine being told that your wage was going to be cut in half. Well, that’s what’s soon going to happen to those who make money from Bitcoin mining, the process
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Beyond Bitcoin: Exploring the Diverse Applications of Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology is not just useful for creating digital currencies such as Bitcoin or developing new financial technologies. Blockchains can be used for
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The DAO: Decentralized Governance and the Future of Organizations
For many people, the birth of the internet happened on August 9, 1995, when Netscape went stratospherically public. Something similar is happening right now, an
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Ransomware Defense: Practical Strategies to Protect Your Data
Ransomware – malicious software that sneaks onto your computer, encrypts your data so you can’t access it and demands payment for unlocking the i
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Blockchain for Musicians: A New Path to Sustainable Income
In the decade and a half since Napster, it’s got harder for musicians to make a living, at least from recorded music. Falling CD sales, illegal downloads, the l
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Blockchain Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Technology
Companies around the world are exploring blockchain, the technology underpinning digital currency bitcoin. In this Blockchain unleashed series, we investigate t
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Blockchain Security: Why Strong Governance is Essential to Prevent Attacks
Companies around the world are exploring blockchain, the technology underpinning digital currency bitcoin. In this Blockchain unleashed series, we investigate t
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Beyond Bitcoin: Understanding the True Potential of Blockchain Technology
In 2008, short of sending a suitcase full of cash, there was essentially just one way for an individual to send money between, say, the United States and Europe
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ASX & Blockchain: A Look Back at 2017 and Future Prospects
What a difference a year makes. In January 2016, ASX was bathing in the warm glow of having been acclaimed by Blythe Masters, an American super saleswom
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AI for Grid Resilience: Future-Proofing Electricity with Artificial Intelligence
A recent Conversation piece pointed out that the British electricity mix in 2016 was the cleanest in 60 years, with record capacity from renewabl
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Iran's Dollar Exit: Global Implications for Money & Geopolitics
The tensions between Iran and the United States are being played out on multiple fronts. One of the less frightening is perhaps Iran’s abandonment of the dollar
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Gold vs. Digital Gold: Why Physical Gold Remains a Safe Haven
In investment terms, a safe haven is exactly what it sounds like: a place of relative safety when times are tough. Traditionally, safe haven assets have been ph
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Bitcoin vs. Gold: Should Central Banks Issue Their Own Digital Currencies?
The history of gold trading can be traced back hundreds of years while bitcoin, a digital currency that uses encryption and works independently of central banks
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Blockchain in Advertising: Reclaiming User Attention & Privacy
The tech revolution is coming to advertising. Chatbots are replacing humans, big data threatens our privacy, and the blockchain is linking it all together. In o
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IoT in Africa: Driving Economic Development with Intelligent Technology
Late in 2016 Senegal’s Banque Regionale De Marches announced the launch of the eCFA Franc; a cryptocurrency for the countries of the West African
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Bitcoin ETF: Does Market Integration Reduce Risk?
Since its inception in 2008 digital currency Bitcoin has attracted critics who argue it’s inherently risky. The latest push to create an exchange traded fund (E
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NHS Ransomware Attack: What Went Wrong & How to Prevent It
In a matter of hours, the NHS was effectively placed on lockdown with computer systems being held ransom and further machines powered down to prevent the spread
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Bitcoin and Blockchain's Environmental Impact: A Critical Look
The digital world still lives under the illusion that it is intangible. As governments gathered in Paris at COP21 in 2015, pledging to reduce their carbon emiss
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Bitcoin & Ethereum Price Increases: Are We in a Bubble?
When there is a rapid growth in any of the crypto-currencies and assets such as Bitcoin, Ether, Zcash and others, many will call it out as a bubb
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Understanding Alternative Currencies: Implications for Development
When I began to teach in 2012, I decided to start my course with an analysis of how money affects social order. What my students found particularly fascinating
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- China's Digital Yuan: Potential, Risks, and Global Impact
- Bitcoin Options Trading on CME Group: What You Need to Know
- Bitcoin Gold: Understanding the 2017 Hard Fork & Decentralization Goals
- Bitcoin's Potential Downfall: 5 Reasons for a Severe Price Crash
- Bitcoin Price Volatility: Weekend Trading Trends Explained
- Crypto Risk Management: Strategies for Market Downturns
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SIPC Protection: Understanding Coverage, Limits & How It Safeguards Your InvestmentsSIPC is not the same as traditional insurance. In the failure of a SIPC-member brokerage firm, SIPC may protect up to $500,000 per customer (cash and securities combined), with a $250,000 limit on ...
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Ridesharing's Impact: Convenience, Consumer Perception & the Future of TransportationAmong the many industries millennials have supposedly slain, taxi service is one of the most iconic. There may be some romance to sticking out your thumb and hailing a cab on a city street, but it'...
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Financial Advisor: Do You Need One? A Comprehensive GuideYouve read all the books and youve likely watched all the Youtube videos but you still dont know where to start. We get it. Sometimes, when it comes to your personal fin...
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Understanding Blockage Discounts in Stock TradingBlockage discount – also sometimes referred to as the blockage factor – is the discounted price or value the market gives stocks when a block of shares is sold. The exact number of shares ...