Coingeek: DeFi on Bitcoin Part 1: Fungible tokens and token swap

Coingeek: DeFi on Bitcoin Part 3: Uniswap

Tuesday, 15 February 2022 06:00

In the third part of this series, sCrypt explains how to build a Uniswap-like exchange on Bitcoin, allowing users to pool tokens/bitcoins into smart contracts and provide liquidity to the exchange. [...] Read More... The post DeFi on Bitcoin Part 3: Uniswap appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: Kazakhstan wants to raise tax on block reward miners by 500%

Tuesday, 15 February 2022 04:00

The proposal by the Minister of Finance will also see miners pay a monthly tax on their mining rigs, whether they use them to mine or even if they’re not in operation. [...] Read More... The post Kazakhstan wants to raise tax on block reward miners by…

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Coingeek: Luke Rohenaz on ‘Hashing It Out’ Episode 19: Micropayments, NFTs & the future of digital marketing

Monday, 14 February 2022 14:32

In this episode of Hashing It Out, TonicPow founder and CEO Luke Rohenaz offers a realistic perspective into what buzzwords such as Web 3.0, micropayments, NFTs and tokens mean for our future. [...] Read More... The post Luke Rohenaz on ‘Hashing It Out’ Episode 19: Micropayments, NFTs…

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Coingeek: The future economics of block reward mining

Monday, 14 February 2022 10:00

If producing a block consumes the same amount of energy across all chains, then the most energy-efficient chain is the one that can package the most data into a single block. [...] Read More... The post The future economics of block reward mining appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: New US bill aims to make small profits with digital assets tax-exempt

Monday, 14 February 2022 08:00

A bipartisan group in the U.S. Congress has proposed the "Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act," which aims to make smaller profits on personal transactions exempt from capital gains tax. [...] Read More... The post New US bill aims to make small profits with digital assets tax-exempt appeared…

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Coingeek: AnonSurvey’s blockchain e-voting app now available for use

Monday, 14 February 2022 06:00

The AnonSurvey online app has been soft-launched to highlight its privacy functions, and to see what new use cases a smaller number of early-adopter testers would identify. [...] Read More... The post AnonSurvey’s blockchain e-voting app now available for use appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: Hong Kong to license local exchanges, but limits them to professional investors

Monday, 14 February 2022 02:00

The Hong Kong government intends to amend the AML and CFT regulations to recognize exchanges legally but plans to limit the platforms’ services only to qualified investors. [...] Read More... The post Hong Kong to license local exchanges, but limits them to professional investors appeared first on…

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Coingeek: DeFi on Bitcoin Part 2: NFT and marketplace

Sunday, 13 February 2022 12:00

In the second part of this series on why it's more advantageous to run DeFi on Bitcoin, Xiaohui Liu illustrated how to build non-fungible tokens (NFT) and sell them directly on Bitcoin. [...] Read More... The post DeFi on Bitcoin Part 2: NFT and marketplace appeared first…

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Coingeek: Zambia exploring CBDC, but warns against digital currencies: report

Sunday, 13 February 2022 10:00

The Zambian central bank has been conducting research on a central bank digital currency, an executive told Bloomberg, weeks after it issued a warning against digital currencies. [...] Read More... The post Zambia exploring CBDC, but warns against digital currencies: report appeared first on CoinGeek.

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