Tag: bitcoin mining

Bitcoin and Ethereum are Really Just Energy-Backed Assets Says Expert

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Aydin Kilic, President and Chief Operating Officer of HIVE Blockchain Technologies, joins Jason Butcher on the season finale of Off the Ledger to share his insights on why we’re now past the early stages of crypto adoption, what cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH are backed by, and important considerations investors need to make before targeting the crypto mining space. Now live on CoinPayments Media and Spotify! Entrepreneur, cryptocurrency whiz, blockchain mining and capital markets expert, real-estate aficionado, engineer… Aydin Kilic certainly has many strings to his bow, and a great…

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The Halvening: Understanding Bitcoin Halving

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An entity by the alias “Satoshi Nakamoto” wrote the blueprint to one of the most significant phenomena of the 4th industrial revolution; the first-ever cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Unlike most traditional currencies, such as dollars or euros, bitcoin’s code has a finite supply and a predictable schedule. As part of the bitcoin design, there will only ever be 21 million coins. This predetermined number was put in place to keep the supply scarce, so alongside its utility, it would largely influence their market value. (Here is to the 100+ million of us…

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