Category: Bitcoin
The analysis published under this category are as follows.Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Is Bitcoin, the Digital “Gold Bullion” Worth the Risk? / Currencies / Bitcoin
Sasha Cekerevac writes: There has been a lot of coverage over the phenomenon that is Bitcoin.
I’m sure many of you are asking yourselves, is this online currency for real? What does it really say about our financial system?
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Bitcoin Hyperinflation?, An Interview with Jesus / Currencies / Bitcoin
Of all the topics that readers have pleaded me to write about for months but I never did until now, "bitcoins" are at the top of the list.
In private emails, I stated on many occasions "bitcoins are a scam". I now take that back, "scam" is not the correct word. Others whose opinions I highly respect, state the same thing.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Bitcoin Money Myth / Currencies / Bitcoin
Many economists and financial commentators believe that in the unregulated market of the internet economy, new forms of money can be created that bypass central-bank and government supervision. The latest development is the emergence of a new electronic means of exchange, Bitcoin (BTC). Bitcoin was launched on January 3 2009 by its inventor, a programmer called Satoshi Nakamote.
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
Is Bitcoin New World Order Plot For A World Currency? / Currencies / Bitcoin
Justin O’Connell writes: As a general rule, if anything is covered en masse by the mainstream media, then I tend to believe that which I am watching is actually one long promotional spot.
The same could potentially be said for Bitcoin as over the past months its popularity has grown so much that “anarcho-capitalist...Libertarian...Freedom Fighter against mankind’s two biggest enemies, the State and Central Banks,” Dollar Vigilante Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick, has been on CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and BBC, and other mainstream outlets.
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
The Money-ness of Bitcoins / Currencies / Bitcoin
Bitcoins have been much in the news lately. Against the background of renewed concerns about the integrity of the euro zone and the imposition of capital controls in Cyprus, the price of a bitcoin has tripled over the last month and reached more than $141 for 1 BTC. Are we witnessing the spontaneous emergence of an alternative virtual medium of exchange, as some would put it? This article offers an answer to this question by considering three aspects of the economy of bitcoins: their production process, their demand factors, and their capacity to compete with physical media of exchange.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Bitcoin: The Digital Kill Switch / Currencies / Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the first peer-to-peer (P2P) digital currency and payment system to gain significant interest. This month its marketcap surpassed $1 billion.
P2P currencies promise some differences from credit cards, such as increased privacy, no control by authorities, instant signup, lower fees for the merchant, and no chargebacks (buyer at the mercy of the merchant to issue refund if dispute).
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