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Can Ethereum Outrun Bitcoin?
On April 28, 2013, the day that the first Bitcoin-led crypto cracks began to be traded, the price of a Bitcoin was $134.21. There was no trading volume, but the market value was reaching $1.5 billion. Ethereum did not exist at the time, because it was only launched in July 2015, two years later.
By Casimiro Filipe 5 years ago in The Chain
Bitcoin The Harsh Truth That Has Been Hidden For Too Long.
January 9th 2009, 30,000 lines of code were released. 11 years later those lines of code are a vast decentralized empire traded all over the world. Inherently untraceable for anyone to access. Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency with no intrinsic value, is now worth over $35,000. Establishing itself as a viable asset for investors. Mystery still surrounds the currency, an unknown truth has been lying in front of us for too long.
By Jonathon Larkins5 years ago in The Chain
The Best 4 Ways to Buy Bitcoin with Cash
Bitcoin does not exist as a physical asset, but cash does. There are currently a few bridges between the electronic world of cryptocurrencies and the physical world of cash. Please keep in mind that the marketplace for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is changing rapidly and that additional options may be available in the future.
By Don Patrick5 years ago in The Chain
The Top 5 Crypto Savings Accounts Of 2021
Will You Make Money With A Crypto Saving Account? If you deposit money into a crypto-based savings account, you can expect to earn interest, but the yield will be in the cryptocurrency of your choice. If your goal is to make US dollars, you may not get the result you want.
By Don Patrick5 years ago in The Chain
How To Convert Ripple (XRP) To Bitcoin (BTC)? [Safely]
For those of you who don’t know what I am talking about, here is the thing: Ripple isn’t completely anonymous when you own and transact it. To supplement this lack of anonymity, many XRP users convert their Ripple into Bitcoin because it breaks the chain and makes them completely anonymous.
By mark sheppard5 years ago in The Chain
Swap Bitcoin With These Top Ranking Services
There are multiple crypto exchange (bitcoin swap) services that help you covert cryptocurrencies. Most of these services are non-custodial and do not require signup. Using these services, you can convert bitcoin or altcoins. In addition, some of these services also offer to buy and sell cryptocurrencies using fiat. Let’s dive in.
By mark sheppard5 years ago in The Chain
4 Best Bitcoin Tumbler (Mixer) Services
Is Bitcoin Tumbling Necessary? You’re practically anonymous, the fees are extremely low, transactions get confirmed within just a few minutes, and you don’t need to trust any single person or corporation. That awesomeness, however, comes at a price. Namely, everyone with a copy of the full blockchain (which is freely available) can look into everyone’s transaction history, including yours. Based on this, and some external information, others can deduce the owner of an arbitrary Bitcoin address. You could send all your money to a new address and forget about the old one, but it’s a really thin cover; such an operation wouldn’t fool the potential person spying on you. A good example is illustrated in a recently leaked memo where the U.S. Army and the National Security Agency sought to track cryptocurrency users by analyzing transactions. And that’s where a Bitcoin tumbler service shows up to save the day.
By Don Patrick5 years ago in The Chain
Top 5 Monero Faucets To Earn Monero
Crypto faucets have become a popular way for users to gain access to tokens without having to directly purchase them through exchanges. While the payouts tend to be small, most do not involve an extensive amount of work or complex inputs. And, best of all, the rewards are free and allow for users to experiment with different crypto-assets without spending a penny.
By mark sheppard5 years ago in The Chain
The Application of Thermodynamics with Bitcoin
The great futurist and scientist Buckminster Fuller wrote about the need for an energy-based currency, and it is almost since the dawn of Bitcoin that we will one day destroy the Earth. The Bitcoin system is secured by the Bitcoin Blockchain, a decentralized, open peer-to-peer network. Social physics is used to uncover the secrets of this collaborative network, a practice often used to launder stolen Bitcoins.
By Musonius Latoyah5 years ago in The Chain
