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Saylor Reacts To Taunts That Bitcoin Has Become The MySpace of Crypto

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor responded to a tweet implying that Bitcoin’s days are numbered. In it, the poster likened the leading cryptocurrency to MySpace. Saylor answered by saying BTC trade volumes equal MySpace’s peak valuation every few hours. With some now calling Bitcoin “boomer crypto,” due to it being relatively unexciting compared to the others, […]

Daily Discussion – May 7, 2021 (GMT+0)

Welcome to the Daily Discussion. Please read the disclaimer, guidelines, and rules before participating. Disclaimer: Though karma rules still apply, moderation is less stringent on this thread than on the rest of the sub. Therefore, consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may read…
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Polygon and Polka Dot

I'm struggling to understand Polygon/Matic and how that competes/compares with Polka Dot. Can anyone ELI5? I've read a few things but its over my head. submitted by /u/neocybersonic [link] [comments]

The Complete Security Guide to keep you, your computer, and your crypto safe

Background: I currently work for a fortune 100 company's Computer Security Incident Response Team, I work specifically on detect and response which includes business email compromises, responding to phishing emails and malware within the organization, while documenting the process. My last post on securing accounts got a lot of attention, and there was also a…
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Parallel Gains for Polygon

Fairly new to this. Wouldn't it stand to reason Polygon will ride the ETH wave? submitted by /u/ManNamedGray [link] [comments]

Shanghai Man: VeChain on TV, DOGE flips BTC volume, Hotbit hack and more …

DOGE leading in volume and search hits, VeChain’s blockchain solution on state run CGTN, and HOO launches a smart chain of its own

Is it possible to have a permissioned sidechain on a permissionless mainchain?

Or am I misunderstanding something? Just thinking of ways to synthesize the two, ways Ethereum could eventually fulfill the roles of a permissioned blockchain network, without compromising its wider permissionlessness. If the above is impossible, is there any other way that a section of Ethereum could be centralized, within a generally decentralized blockchain? This is…
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Quick question about pools and EIP1559

My pool, flexpool, is apparently against it. Without getting into a debate about 1559, I will just say I'm not worried about it, and I want to carry on mining after it happens. Do I have to do anything? My understanding: EIP passes or fails based on a vote by the people who hold ethereum,…
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Anyone selling all their stocks and going all in on ETH?

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‘Gold Is Clearly Being Replaced by Digital Gold’- Precious Metal Markets Spike, Strategist Mike McGlone Calls PM Action ‘Meh’

Precious metals (PM) markets have been trading a bit higher in recent days, while cryptocurrency markets have been seeing gains as well. Spot gold prices have jumped to $1,805 per ounce, up more than 1.3% during the last 24 hours, while silver prices have increased by 2.5%. As PMs have gathered strength this week, crypto-asset […]