9 Best Articles in 2021
TNW
The ultimate, 3500-word, plain English guide to blockchain
TNW
~13 min read · From 2017 · Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard of Bitcoin and blockchain. After all, they are one of the most trending topics these days — the ultimate buzzwords of the year. Even…
The New York Times
Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble
The New York Times
From 2018 · Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for digital cash could wind up building something much more important than wealth.
HackerNoon
Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain
HackerNoon
~18 min read · From 2017 · Everyone says the blockchain, the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, is going to change EVERYTHING. And yet, after…
medium.com
You Don’t Understand Bitcoin Because You Think Money Is Real
medium.com
7 min read · From 2017 · Bitcoin is an illusion, a mass hallucination, so one hears. It’s just numbers in cyberspace, a mirage, insubstantial as a soap bubble…
VICE
One Bitcoin Transaction Now Uses as Much Energy as Your House in a Week
VICE
10 min read · From 2017 · Bitcoin’s surge in price has sent its electricity consumption soaring.
TechCrunch
100 cryptocurrencies described in four words or less
TechCrunch
3 min read · From 2017 · This list describes cryptocurrencies. Each gets four words. There are many. Some are landmarks. Some are scams. Hopefully this provides orientation.
medium.com
Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five
medium.com
7 min read · From 2014 · If you still can’t figure out what the heck a bitcoin is…
HackerNoon
WTF is The Blockchain?
HackerNoon
~14 min read · From 2017 · The terms “bitcoin” and “blockchain” flooded headlines after the value of the cryptocurrency more than tripled in the fourth quarter of 2017. But if you are not a currency trader or a technology expert, chances are you may not be fully familiar with their underlying concepts. Mohit Mamoria, the CEO of cryptofund Authorito, helps laypeople understand blockchain in this easy-to-follow blog post on Medium.
WIRED
‘I Forgot My PIN’: An Epic Tale of Losing $30,000 in Bitcoin
WIRED
20+ min read · From 2017 · Veteran tech journalist Mark Frauenfelder tries everything, including hypnosis, to recover a small fortune from a locked bitcoin device.
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Harvard Business Review
How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Actually Consume?
Harvard Business Review
7 min read · May 5th · It’s a trickier question than you might think.
Current Affairs
Why Cryptocurrency Is A Giant Fraud ❧ Current Affairs
Current Affairs
20+ min read · Apr 20th · Speculators might make money on it, but the arguments for its usefulness fail completely.
drewdevault.com
Cryptocurrency is an abject disaster April 26, 2021 on Drew DeVault's blog
drewdevault.com
5 min read · Apr 26th · This post is long overdue. Let’s get it over with. 🛑 Hey! If you write a comment about this article online, disclose your stake in cryptocurrency. I will explain why later in this post. For my part,…
Seth Godin
Why the blockchain matters
Seth Godin
4 min read · May 10th · But first, let’s understand some words… Bitcoin is not the blockchain. If the blockchain is a printing press, Bitcoin is a kind of paper money. There are countless things that one can do with a pri…
Bitcoin Magazine
The Last Days of Satoshi: What Happened When Bitcoin’s Creator Disappeared
Bitcoin Magazine
20+ min read · Apr 26th · 10 years after Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's disappeared, Pete Rizzo distills the full story of his time as project leader into one readable article.
youtube.com
Elon Musk Says Dogecoin Could Be the Future of Cryptocurrency
youtube.com
May 7th · Elon Musk is giving Dogecoin major street cred in the tech/finance world -- but says while it's got potential to be the king of crypto ... ya might not wanna...
The New York Times
Digital Horses Are the Talk of the Crypto World
The New York Times
5 min read · May 1st · Horse racing meet NFT mania on Zed Run, a digital platform where some top steeds are fetching six-figure sums.
The New Yorker
Why Bitcoin Is Bad for the Environment
The New Yorker
5 min read · Apr 22nd · Cryptocurrency mining uses huge amounts of power—and can be as destructive as the real thing.
CNBC
Bitcoin is coming to hundreds of U.S. banks this year, says crypto custody firm NYDIG
CNBC
3 min read · May 5th · Until now, bitcoin adopters have relied on apps from a new generation of fintech players like Robinhood, PayPal and Square, or Coinbase.
The New York Times
We’re All Crypto People Now
The New York Times
9 min read · Apr 25th · Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone from curiosity to punchline to viable investment, making them almost impossible to ignore — for better or worse.
