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Why wouldn’t Proof of Stake drastically reduce block times vs. Proof of Work?

I heard that Proof of Stake will only reduce block time by ~1 second to around 11-12s or so. Why only 1 second? Intuitively, it would seem to me that Proof of Stake (PoS) should be able to drastically reduce block times vs. Proof of Work since it replaces the computationally expensive PoW piece and…
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Bitcoin rejected after attacking $42K as trader says BTC price impulse move not 'done yet'

A second run on the $42,000 mark comes amid demands for $41,000 to become support to secure bullish continuation.

The ‘Bitcoin Family’ immigrates to Portugal for its 0% tax on cryptocurrencies

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How do people find the latest information of what happens in crypto?

Where do you search from the latest information about crypto news, projects, events etc? I am genuinely confused about this. Usually, when someone makes a post here on something and it gets lots of upvotes, or some big youtuber makes a Youtube video, that news is already at least a couple of days old and…
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In Venezuela, 1 BTC is around 190,000 Bs. (Bolivares), before Oct2021 that would have been 190,000,000,000 Bs. (six zeroes were removed by law). Last week 28 BTC were traded here only measured with LocalBitcoin. Monthly minimum wage still is around 2 USD.

Hi, Venezuelan living here! Posting this for several years! Around the same amount that last week. We are looking for around 110 BTC monthly. Way lower that years ago. Reason? New exchanges, where Binance is king, "the" P2P (with all the risk involved) option to go, not only BTC but other crypto and stablecoins. Easiest…
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Cryptocurrency Theft Remains Key Revenue Source for North Korea, UN Report Says

Cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges have been a major source of funds for North Korea in the past year, a United Nations report has unveiled. According to the document, the sanctioned nation has also been developing its nuclear and missile programs. North Korea Hits Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Sanctions Monitors Say Hackers controlled by the Democratic People’s Republic […]

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Layer2 Social Supprots

I wanna thank the Ethereum team and communtiy for offering a valid metaphor for welfare beign the layer2 solution for capitalisms excessive gas fees, i.e. poverty and the consequences of capitalisms exploitation of individuals and their families. I will look forward to HODLing while the average quality of life of others continues to remain stagnant…
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Decentralized autonomous organizations: Tax considerations

Much has been said about the legal implications of DAOs, but little attention has been paid to the tax and reporting considerations for DAOs and their token holders.