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"It turns out that for every 100 Bitcoin miners, just two of them will ever find a new block. Here’s why."
"TL DR; What the Internet did to data, Ethereum will do to finance. As a result, Ether will be the best risk-adjusted investment this decade."
"Unfortunately, being naive doesn’t reduce risk, nor will it remain an acceptable excuse as time goes on. If we want to have a ‘coming of age’ story rather than a ‘fall flat on our face’ story, we cannot rely on being adorable to get away with the risky business we engage in."
"The bank is confident that digital assets have the potential to replace cash, predicting that crypto wallet users will reach 200 million by 2030."
"Aside from businesses and consumers seeing the potential of cryptocurrencies, governments in different countries also started to take a look at it. This still means, however, that it took around 10 years for regulators to notice cryptocurrencies."
"While the mass adoption of Bitcoin as money is a decent goal to strive for, many have already pointed out that it is far from perfect. In an ideal future, everyone not only uses Bitcoin but also holds their private keys and runs their own full node; i.e. everyone is a first-class Bitcoin citizen."
"To a large extent, talented developers can pick and choose which platform they want to work on, based on the allure of its infrastructure, its potential to bring about real-world change and, inevitably, the spoils on offer in terms of salary and bonuses."
"The next halving is estimated to occur on 12 May 2020, so let’s take a closer look at what will happen afterwards."