Tag: blockchain
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Jam-Dex versus Bitcoin
Introduction Money has always existed in physical form — notes and coins issued by a central bank. Today, many countries are exploring ways to issue this same money digitally, creating what is known as a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In Jamaica, this digital currency is called Jam-Dex. One technology developed for this purpose is…
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Why This Bitcoin Book Didn’t Stick
My own recent analysis in What Bitcoin’s Meltdown Reveals About Markets set a high bar — which is why Easy Money started strong but gradually lost me. Easy Money started strong for me. Ben McKenzie explains Bitcoin clearly for the layperson, and those early chapters helped frame the technology in simple, practical terms. But after…
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What Bitcoin’s Meltdown Reveals About Markets
Bitcoin has been suffering a meltdown since October last year, and the sequence of events surrounding the dramatic drop is revealing more than just price volatility. Patrick Boyle stitches together a number of these developments, pointing to three main takeaways. Firstly, Bitcoin has strayed from its initial purpose. Secondly, the operations required to create a…