bitcoin
Behold the Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency; whether you're a skeptic or a bitcoin believer, get the lowdown on this controversial coin.
Forgotten Treasure
Losing a home is like losing a family member. For as long as I could remember, the house on the corner of Oak Avenue in the suburbs of Central Pennsylvania was my anchor point. Even when I lived on campus, that two-story, 4-bedroom house was my anchor, the place I learned how to walk, where I had tearful arguments, where I spent days hunkered down during blizzards. All these memories meant nothing to the bank. The foreclosure loomed over our heads like gallows. We were losing the house, and there was nothing left to do but search for an apartment and pack up.
By Daniel Neumann5 years ago in The Chain
A Hidden Threat to Bitcoin
In this day and age the advantage of an asset not carrying any intrinsic value is that everyone can just input their own reason for why they consider that asset valuable and they'd be correct. If with every passing minute someone else comes up with a new reason why that asset is valuable for them and buys the asset, that would not only vindicate everyone else's reason before them, but also would expand the amount of addressable newcomers. Bitcoin is the promise that keeps on delivering without actually delivering anything by itself, but if you hold an asset expecting it to perform in a certain way and it does, does it really matter the reasons why it did?
By Condor Research5 years ago in The Chain
Intelligent Cryptocurrency
What Is a Cryptocurrency? Intelligent cryptocurrency.A cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that is secured by cryptography, which makes it nearly impossible to counterfeit or double-spend. Many cryptocurrencies are decentralized networks based on blockchain technology - a distributed ledger enforced by a disparate network of computers. A defining feature of cryptocurrencies is that they are generally not issued by any central authority, rendering them theoretically immune to government interference or manipulation.
By Sarbajit Das5 years ago in The Chain
We need to buy Bitcoin like our life depends on it … because it does!
Since the COVID-19 Pandemic began, United States billionaires have nearly doubled their money while more than 73 million people have lost their jobs, and are now struggling to get by. Recent events, including a widespread power outage in Texas during a particularly frosty cold spell, wildfires in California and abhorrent disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the island was hit by Hurricane Maria in Sept. 2017, have called into question the ability and willingness of governments, even powerful ones, to mitigate the effects of natural disasters that have increased in frequency and intensity.
By jabril yousef faraj5 years ago in The Chain
I Think I Know Who Invented Bitcoin
Throughout history, value has taken many forms, and people have used many different mediums of exchange to represent money. Today, Bitcoin is the internet of money. It's an alternative to a current system and a money solution. It's decentralized, meaning no bank or government is in control of your funds. Only you can control your money.
By Marcel Grabowiecki 5 years ago in The Chain
Bits of Coin
Dead people are always forgiving. Wind howled through the abandoned cemetery, breaking the silence that normally settled amongst the moss covered stones and crypts. Benjamin Mayfair made his way through the graves overgrown with grass to the plot of freshly turned dirt in the back of the cemetery. Word of Jeremiah Hawthorne’s death had reached his ears earlier in the week, giving him time to make his plans.
By SharonSharpe5 years ago in The Chain
Trusted Third Party
"One more bloody thing?" Roona pulled out her BlackBerry from her messenger bag. She'd gotten it at Zazz, a High Street boutique that already seemed to embody the lost glamour of the not-even-distant past: paparazzi hounding celebutantes, easy money and mortgages, never having to think about Greece.
By Charly Kuecks5 years ago in The Chain
The Origin of the Bitcoin
The real Bitcoin origin dates back to 1495 during the high renaissance era. Among the breathtaking high renaissance elegance in the style of architectural structures that had the purpose of encouraging Christian faith, symmetrical angelic sculptures that visually explained biblical history were displayed in the Catholic churches to remind the public of the divinity of God. Born to the high renaissance era were some of the most talented architects and engineers in history. One Italian inventor who worked as a draftsman, sculptor, architect and engineer was said to be one of the most brilliant minds of all time. The multi-talented genius was named Leonardo Da Vinci and is said to have ideas that extended far beyond the societal accepted mind set of his era. Da Vinci was obsessed with symmetry and produced sophisticated designs that sparked the interests of the nobles and the high class Italian society. The sophistication in Da Vinci's designs proved to be of higher technology because of the advanced abilities and high potential his inventions portrayed. Da Vinci's inventions consisted of an Ornithopter aircraft that produced movement by flapping it's wings, the parachute, a diving suit, Venetian doors, armor, an armored fighting machine, a machine that he said was meant to open a prison from the inside, and a device that tore the bars off of windows. He invented a triple barrel canon, a thirty-three barreled organ, a machine gun, and a great kite that a human could sit in while flying in the air.
By Rosalie Regalado5 years ago in The Chain
Bitcoin Is A Woman. First Place in The Mystery of Bitcoin Challenge.
“It’s a man’s world.” Is it really perceived that everything is arranged to the advantage of men? What if I told you that Bitcoin was created by a woman? A woman I know fairly well. Right now she’s sipping fine wine overseas and claims her fortune came from a family inheritance and good stock investments. She’s modest if you ask me! A billionaire under the radar isn’t unheard of, but the identity of an anonymous innovator that cracked the code on cryptocurrency is.Some things really are better left unsaid..until now! Presenting “Satoshi Nakamoto” unmasked insiders edition the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
By Rini Mulani 5 years ago in The Chain
