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05/11/2018 / By News Editors

Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain

Everyone says the blockchain, the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, is going to change EVERYTHING. And yet, after years of tireless effort and billions of dollars invested, nobody has actually come up with a use for the blockchain—besides currency speculation and illegal transactions. (Article by Kai Stinchcombe republished from HackerNoon.com) Each purported use case […]

04/29/2018 / By David Williams

Sweden reveals why a “cashless” society may not be such a good idea after all

Is it possible for a society to function properly without the use of any cash? Sweden could have the answer to this question and more, as the country has had a good run of using digital payment systems so far, and many Swedish establishments have helped cashless payment methods almost become status quo. In a […]

04/02/2018 / By David Williams

Bill Gates: Bitcoin “a rare technology” that has been a “fairly direct” cause of deaths

Bill Gates, the man who was once known as the richest person in the world, has been asked his fair share of financially related questions over the years. One of the more recent ones that the former tech industry mogul had to answer was about cryptocurrencies, specifically what he thought about them. Almost immediately, he […]

09/08/2017 / By News Editors

Sprott CEO On Bitcoin: ‘It Could Go To $100,000… Or $0… Keep Both Numbers In Mind’

With the advent of crypto currencies came an entirely new marketplace that was nonexistent just a decade ago. And as with all new things, once the market started adopting blockchain technology like Bitcoin, everybody wanted a piece of the action. (Article by Mac Slavo republished from SHTFPlan.com) So much so that prices for Bitcoin and […]

07/28/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Bitcoin is digital fiat currency backed by nothing, warns Health Ranger

It’s long been presented as an alternative to fake fiat currencies like the Federal Reserve Note (often referred to as the “dollar”) because there’s a limited amount of it and it’s completely decentralized with no involvement from central banks. But the popular online “cryptocurrency” known as Bitcoin may just be another form of fiat currency […]

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