Bitcoin Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos Says Facebook’s Libra Isn’t a Real Blockchain

By CCN Markets: Bitcoin educator and promotor Andreas M. Antonopoulos published a new video today in which he pointed out that Facebook’s Libra project doesn’t amount to a “real” blockchain. Is Facebook’s Libra a real blockchain? No. Will it compete against #Bitcoin and truly open, public blockchains? Never. #LibreNotLibrahttps://t.co/MQkpPUuedE — Andreas M. Antonopoulos (@aantonop) June 18, 2019 The professional speaker has spoken at length in the past about the oppressive nature of KYC and “blacklisting” bitcoins. Facebook’s Coin Is Just Another Token Fungibility is an issue at the heart of cryptocurrency – if some coins are good, but others are

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Video: Bitcoin as ‘The End Of Money As We Know It.’

A YouTube video, “Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It,” explains the history, workings and potential of bitcoin. At just more than an hour in length, the video includes a film by Torsten Hoffmann that is not highly technical, yet it gives an overview of bitcoin that can be enjoyed by bitcoin veterans […]

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What’s Behind Banks’ Hyping Blockchain And Not Bitcoin? A Defensive Play, One Observer Claims

Hardly a day goes by without another bank or financial organization heralding the blockchain as the wave of the future while saying bitcoin is falling by the wayside. Do veteran cryptocurrency observers find something a bit strange in this? Can you really have the blockchain without cryptocurrency? Rupert Hackett, community manager of Australia-based buyabitcoin.com.au, tackles […]

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94 Billion Dollar Greek Bailout In Last Stages

Early this morning European time, Greek financial ministers and Eurozone representatives reached an agreement after an all-night negotiation session. The deal will last three years and amount to $94 billion. “The institutions and the Greek authorities achieved an agreement in principle on a technical basis. Now as a next step, a political assessment will be made,” said Annika Breidhardt, a European Commission representative. Also read: How Bitcoin Could Prevent a Future Greece The biggest issues discussed revolved around Greek institutions not properly servicing their receivables, the execution of asset sales, and changes to Greek natural gas regulation. Greece’s solution to […]

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A CCN Exclusive – Andreas Antonopoulos: The Interview

“I’m fully booked tomorrow, but I have time to do it now.” Andreas Antonopoulos is always on the move. He gets so many tweets that most end up ignored. Between his educational speaking engagements all over the globe, to his updates on his popular book on Bitcoin, to his new business venture launching this week, […]

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A CCN Exclusive – Andreas Antonopoulos: The Interview

“I’m fully booked tomorrow, but I have time to do it now.” Andreas Antonopoulos is always on the move. He gets so many tweets that most end up ignored. Between his educational speaking engagements all over the globe, to his updates on his popular book on Bitcoin, to his new business venture launching this week, […]

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