Bitcoin Blockchain Costs Approx. $7 Million a Day to Stay Secure

It takes an average of $7 million every day to secure the Bitcoin blockchain network, according to Messari. The cryptocurrency data portal published a new screener this Monday which outlined the revenues paid to miners for top proof-of-work coins. The Screener based its figures on new issuance and transaction fees, eventually finding that Bitcoin produced…

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Bitcoin is Nothing More Than ‘Bovine Excrement’: Berkeley Researcher

Move over, Jamie Dimon, because there’s a new contender for the coveted title of “king bear of the bitcoin-bashing brigade”: technologist Nicholas Weaver. Technologist Nicholas Weaver Rants Against Bitcoin While he might not have the mainstream name recognition of Jamie Dimon, or Warren Buffett, or even Nouriel Roubini, Weaver – a senior researcher at the International Computer Science Institute at Berkeley – has proven that he can sling bitcoin barbs like the best of them. Speaking during the latest episode of Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast, Weaver, who previously said that blockchain and cryptocurrency should both be “burned with fire,” wasted

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Exclusive: Indian Bitcoin Users in the Dark Over Their Tax Liabilities

There is no doubt that India is among the most disoriented country when it comes to bitcoin regulations. When the Reserve Bank of India merely withdrew banking access to entities dealing in cryptocurrencies, the general public opinion misinterpreted it as an outright crypto ban. The ones who realized they could still trade crypto assets outside the…

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