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May 9, 2018

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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A hilarious but accurate (!) introduction to bitcoin and cryptocurrencyby the British comedian John Oliver.


Digital currencies are generating a lot of excitement. John Oliver enlists Keegan-Michael Key to get potential investors equally excited about the concept of caution.

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Apr 29, 2018

Meet the 26-year-old ex-Googler who got $133 million for a cryptocurrency startup that could replace money completely

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Nader Al-Naji started mining bitcoin in his Princeton dorm in 2013. Now, he’s working on a stable cryptocurrency that be believes could actually replace money.

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Apr 28, 2018

MyEtherWallet users report stolen funds after an Amazon DNS attack [Update]

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It seems popular cryptocurrency wallet MyEtherWallet is having issues. A litany of concerned users are reporting their wallets have suddenly been drained out – without any notification or action on their side.

The unexpected withdrawals have caused many netizens to suspect that MyEtherWallet has been hacked. Despite speculation though, the issue might have to do with with a glitch in Google’s Domain Name System (DNS) protocol.

Speaking to Hard Fork, MyEtherWallets reps clarified that the popular app “is not hacked.” Instead, the company claims that the unusual activity “was a DNS attack on Google DNS servers.”

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Apr 27, 2018

Cryptocurrencies Pose a Threat, Must Be Regulated, CEOs Say

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Nasdaq Inc. Chief Executive Officer Adena Friedman and Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian Moynihan rang alarm bells about the nascent cryptocurrency market, calling for regulation of certain trading and warning about the potential to abet criminal behavior.

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Apr 26, 2018

The top 12 cryptocurrencies and what they are—and aren’t—good for

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Every one is unique, but they have one thing in common: investors think they’re worth billions.

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Apr 25, 2018

ICO Whitelist Registration

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3 days left to get into our Initial Community Offering (ICO) for the evolution of the blockchain which I’ve invested and advising.


Welcome to the Holo ICO whitelist registration! You will need to verify your identity and join the whitelist before you can participate in the ICO. The process requires creating an account, completing a quick identity verification, and then adding your Ethereum address to our whitelist. Once whitelisted, your address will be written into our smart contract, and you will be prepared to participate in the Holo ICO.

NOTE: If you are a resident or citizen of the United States, China, or South Korea, you cannot participate in our ICO due to legal and regulatory uncertainty in those jurisdictions. You will be unable to verify or whitelist if you are a resident or citizen of one of these countries.

To learn more about our ICO, visit https://holo.host/ico

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Apr 18, 2018

Is Holochain Better than Blockchain?

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What is Holochain? #notblockchain


Holochain has been in the works since before the Bitcoin whitepaper and now it is being released on the world. There is no mining, no cryptocurrency and it claims to be more efficient than Blockchain. Could Holochain be the future or decentralization?

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Apr 14, 2018

How quantum computing could wreak havoc on cryptocurrency

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Quantum computing is promising to be one of the biggest technological revolutions of the modern era.

By harnessing the power of quantum mechanics, machines will be able to achieve data processing of speed and complexity unattainable with current computers. Traditional computers are based on a binary model on a system of switches that can be either on or off, represented with a 1 or a 0.

Quantum computers are different in that their switches can be in both the on and off positions at the same time, called ‘superpositions.’ This ability to be in two simultaneous states is what makes quantum computers faster. Much faster.

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Apr 13, 2018

How to Travel Across the USA on Bitcoin

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James Grand and Thomas Hezlett expected to find the United States filled with Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and blockchain-powered businesses. Instead, they realized that despite a surging price in tokens, the payments system in the wider world has stayed the same.

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Apr 7, 2018

George Soros Prepares to Trade Cryptocurrencies

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George Soros called cryptocurrencies a bubble in January. Now his $26 billion family office is planning to trade digital assets.

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