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.
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.
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Stablecoins, Stability, and Financial Inclusion
a16z
9 min read · Sep 28th · The promise of providing financial services to underserved communities around the globe is a key motivation for our work, and we’ve been concerned by a counterintuitive trend that’s taken root in…
Bloomberg
Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions?
Bloomberg
Oct 7th · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
Coinbase
Coinbase NFT is coming soon: join the waitlist today for early access
Coinbase
Oct 12th · TLDR: Starting today, you can join the waitlist for early access to Coinbase NFT.
bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers rob thousands of Coinbase customers using MFA flaw
bleepingcomputer.com
2 min read · Oct 1st · Crypto exchange Coinbase disclosed that a threat actor stole cryptocurrency from 6,000 customers after using a vulnerability to bypass the company's SMS multi-factor authentication security feature.
a16z
A Novel Framework for Reputation-Based Systems
a16z
~13 min read · Sep 30th · Web3 projects should be designed around a two-token system—one signaling reputation, the other for liquidity—that would represent people's contributions.
CoinDesk
Revolut to Launch Crypto Token: Sources
CoinDesk
1 min read · Sep 27th · The timing is subject to approval from U.K. regulators, according to one of the sources.
Ed Dead Redemption
The Internet of Grift
Ed Dead Redemption
10 min read · Oct 1st · NFTs are an even more insidious form of grift than regular crypto products.
NPR
A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett And The S&P 500
NPR
1 min read · Sep 25th · A hamster named Mr. Goxx enters one of two tunnels in the his cage, which determines whether he will buy or sell. As of Friday, his portfolio is up nearly 20%, according to his Twitter account.
gavinandresen.ninja
A Possible BTC Future • Gavin Andresen
gavinandresen.ninja
1 min read · Sep 22nd · Take this as a little piece of science fiction; the chances the future looks like this are small, but of all the possible futures I think this has as good a chance of any of happening: Imagine: it is…
WIRED UK
This is why China finally killed its bitcoin boom
WIRED UK
3 min read · Sep 29th · Chinese authorities have tried to ban cryptocurrencies many times before. This time, it’s different
