Bitcoin Songsheet: Altcoin Delusions And Naivete

“Can you review our white paper?” I was at my first altcoin conference, in Los Angeles. It felt strangely appropriate because whitepapers in “crypto” are the equivalent of movie scripts in Hollywood. Everybody has a crappy one that they’re desperate to get people to read. “You do realize I think these things are scams, and … Read more

Why Bitcoin Has No Competition

This article is the written version of a video presentation which can be viewed here: Bitcoin is outdated. Bitcoin is too slow. Bitcoin is too simple. Chances are you’ve heard one of these arguments, or maybe even made some of these claims yourself. With bitcoin sitting around $40,000 at the time of this video, many … Read more

Small Cap Altcoins Continue To March Ahead Of Bitcoin And Ether Gains

Small cap altcoins have been one of the best performers in recent times. Even through the downtrend, these low market cap cryptocurrencies have returned better gains compared to their bigger counterparts like Bitcoin and Ethereum. They have carried this performance into another week as small cap altcoins show their profitability once more by being ahead … Read more

Bitcoin, Not “Crypto,” NFTs, Web3 Or DeFi

If you’re into venture capital, pay attention to tech or invest in the sector, you’ve heard of all the buzzwords: Web3, NFTs, DeFi. Has anyone explained to you what they are? Did you understand it? It probably sounded as convoluted as the fat kid’s explanation in summer camp as to why he doesn’t have a … Read more

Portfolio Strategist Expects Cardano to Become Mainstream Cryptocurrency Alongside Bitcoin and Ether

A portfolio strategist for American financial services firm Morningstar says that cardano could become a mainstream cryptocurrency alongside bitcoin and ether, forming a “big three” of mainstream cryptocurrencies. Strategist Believes Cardano, Ether, Bitcoin Could Become Mainstream Cryptocurrencies Amy Arnott, a cryptocurrency-focused portfolio strategist at Morningstar, shared her views on crypto regulation, ether, and cardano in … Read more

Coinbase Commerce Now Supports Dogecoin Payments

Coinbase now accepts commerce payments in dogecoin. With the addition of the meme crypto, Coinbase Commerce now allows customers to check out and pay with seven cryptocurrencies. Coinbase Commerce Now Supports Dogecoin Coinbase Commerce is a platform by the Nasdaq-listed Coinbase that “enables merchants anywhere in the world to accept cryptocurrency payments in a fully … Read more

Nigerian Pop Artist Shills Meme Coin and Price Briefly Doubles — Followers Question Artist’s Motives

The Nigerian pop artist and celebrity, Davido, recently posted several tweets endorsing ‘rapdoge,’ the so-called “first deflationary meme token fully supported by celebrities & rappers.” In one of the tweets, Davido tells his 9.5 million followers to “buy $20, $100 or $1000 worth of rap doge tokens and be ready to make some money.” Pump … Read more

Interview: Why Altcoins Are Not A Threat To Bitcoin With Udi Wertheimer

Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: On this episode of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” host Christian Keroles sat down with the infamous Bitcoin Twitter personality and troll Udi Wertheimer to discuss why the hardcore Bitcoin faithful should not be so worried about alternative cryptocurrencies, or “altcoins.” Generally speaking, Bitcoiners are very adversarial … Read more

Elon Musk Reaffirms Support for Dogecoin, Changes Profile Picture — DOGE Trading Volumes Jumped 1,250% in Q2

Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has continued to tweet about the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin. He has changed his profile image on Twitter to include an image of the Shiba Inu dog that represents dogecoin. He also tweeted that his son is “hodling his Doge like a champ.” Meanwhile, dogecoin’s trading volumes soared 1,250% in … Read more