In the very near future, it is my belief that people will leave the regulated financial system in droves for the freedom Bitcoin allows them. AML/KYC is doomed, it does little to prevent crime and terrorism financing and creates an expensive and onerous regulatory burden for businesses and consumers to Read more…
I started this site around the end of last year with a friend. It was supposed to be a daily Bitcoin and cryptocurrency- related blog. Shortly after we started the site I began working 3 jobs and just didn’t have the time I needed to dedicate to this site. Needless Read more…
Originally published at: https://milehighdecentralized.org/blogs/f/bitcoin-privacy-blockchain-analysis One of the most exciting aspects of Bitcoin as a decentralized, trustless and censorship-resistant sound money is the fact that you can control your own wealth without any 3rd party intermediaries interfering with your finances. This means nobody can freeze your account, they can’t stop you Read more…
Originally published at: https://milehighdecentralized.org/blogs/f/changelly%E2%80%99s-new-policy-is%E2%80%9Cdaylight-robbery%E2%80%9D Changelly has begun stealing the deposited Monero and XEM tokens, of customers refusing to provide AML/KYC information, which was requested only after deposits were made. Changelly claims to have included an advisory notice in their user terms and conditions about the new AML/KYC requests for so-called Read more…
Originally published at: Biggest Market Crashes in the History of Cryptocurrency Trading Bitcoin has dropped 80% & 90% several times before and may yet do it again. If you don’t think you can handle that, please vacate your coins to those who can! — Saifedean Ammous (@saifedean) November 13, 2017 Read more…
Originally published at: How to protect yourself from Cryptojacking What is cryptojacking? Cryptojacking is the illicit mining of cryptocurrency via malware, on someone else’s hardware. Cryptojacking happens when a hacker secretly installs some cryptocurrency mining software like Coinhive, on to your computer or website without your knowledge, giving the Read more…
Originally published at: How to identify a scam ICO With so many scams, charlatans, and con artists in cryptocurrency, it often feels daunting for newcomers to the space to differentiate between the legitimate and scam projects. So today I am going to go over some of the warning signs to Read more…
Originally published at: 10 Largest ICO Scams ICOs have been the most controversial thing to hit the finance world since Bitcoin. Love them or hate them, ICOs are here to stay. They have been the hottest topic in the cryptocurrency, hedge fund, and venture capital worlds, blurring the line between the formalized Read more…
Originally published at: Biggest Cryptocurrency Hacks Ever In the last article, we took a look at some famous Bitcoin hacks and thefts. Today we will be examining hacks and thefts of other cryptocurrencies, excluding Bitcoin. Without further delay, let’s get into the list. Cryptocurrency Hacks & Heists #1 The DAO Read more…
Originally published at: Best Portfolio Trackers for Cryptocurrency Traders If you’ve ever traded cryptocurrencies, you know how fast the market moves, and how any sort of announcement, tweet, press release, or hack can drastically swing the price in the other direction. You’re also probably aware of how fast the cryptocurrency Read more…