By CCN Markets: The original organizer of the #DeleteFacebook movement Jaron Lanier has offered the social media giant rare praise with regards to its cryptocurrency effort, Libra. Speaking to CNBC the author of Ten Arguments for Deleting your Social Media Accounts Right Now said that Libra ‘could turn out to be a good thing’. Why libra might be a good thing According to the virtual reality pioneer and Microsoft scientist, this is because Libra will require a new business model. Instead of catering to advertisers, Facebook will treat Libra users as the ‘party they have to please’: You know it
Craig Wright Attempts to Copyright the Satoshi White Paper and Original Bitcoin Code
Craig Wright has filed copyright registrations for the original Satoshi white paper and bitcoin code with the U.S. Copyright Office.
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Crypto Fights Moves On-Chain Battles to Bitcoin SV (BSV), the ‘Original Bitcoin’
Crypto Fights, a blockchain PvP turn-based fighting game, recently revealed that has adopted the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain for its on-chain battles, while still keeping its in-game items on Enjin (ENJ). Why #BSV ?: Live and historical playback of gameplay. Immutable code which other developers can integrate and expand upon. Full open analysis for #eSports […]
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Op-Ed: Initial Exchange Offerings Restore Agility to Blockchain’s Original Fundraising Model
One of the most groundbreaking concepts to emerge from blockchain over its short lifespan has been the initial coin offering, or ICO. In this article, the author will discuss an emerging trend called “Initial Exchange Offerings” or IEOs. Reading about blockchain or cryptocurrency in any newspaper will allude to this unique type of public offering,
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Bitcoin SV’s New Logo Looks Suspiciously Like the Original BTC’s
Bitcoin SV (Satoshi Vision) unveiled its new logo on the 10th birthday of bitcoin. Perhaps not surprisingly, BSV’s “new” logo looks suspiciously similar to that of bitcoin — the original cryptocurrency. The pro-BSV bComm Association proudly trumpeted the announcement in a statement: “The BSV logo is revealed on the 10th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block,
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Satoshi’s Vision: Craig Wright to Launch BCH Node to ‘Restore Original Bitcoin Protocol’
An intramural debate among Bitcoin Cash developers about the future of the BCH protocol is heating up, with a development group backed by nChain and Craig Wright vowing to create a new full node client that does not include the so-called “unnecessary changes” being added to Bitcoin ABC, the most popular full node BCH client.
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Forget Satoshi, Bitcoin is Fulfilling PayPal’s Original Vision
PayPal has come in for fresh criticism as commentators renew claims the company has all but failed in its mission to transform money usage.
PayPal Slips Up In Turkey
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal earlier this year, CFO John Rainey had admitted Bitcoin and cryptocurrency could become “as popular as payments” in future.
Now, amid reports of fresh account freezes in order to bend to regulatory demands in some jurisdictions, cryptocurrency industry figures are more skeptical than ever of the company whose original remit was to break down borders associated with payments and give consumers borderless freedom.
Bitcoin Fulfilling the Original Purpose of PayPal
PayPal tried and failed in its stated mission to create a “new world currency,” but Bitcoin is stepping up and fulfilling PayPal’s original vision.
It’s a long road to travel for a new means of commerce to gain traction and eventual acceptance. Bitcoin has finally reached such a stage as the digital currency has soared in value over the last year. While digital currencies are all the rage, there have been notable attempts at creating a new economic ecosystem in the past, and the most successful of these is PayPal. What is interesting, and pointed out by VentureBeat, is that Bitcoin is actually accomplishing the original purpose of PayPal, which was to create a “new world currency.”