How Hard Is It to Brute Force a Bitcoin Private Key?
Trying to crack a private key with a brute force attack is a bit like trying to count to infinity: the sooner you begin, the faster you’ll never get there. Despite being as next to impossible as impossible gets, using a brute force attack to crack a bitcoin private key remains an intriguing idea for many. Also read: Mistakes Crypto Owners and Traders Should Avoid The Dream That Never Dies For math geeks, key cracking is a...
The Big Lie Perpetuated by Central Banks
The central banking system controls monetary policy within a given jurisdiction, including the creation of money itself. The system is a lie and a denial of reality. The lie is political in motivation and content, and the denial of reality is rooted in culture and philosophy. Also read: Bitcoin Is a Weapon for Free Speech in the Face of Government and Corporate Censorship Ethical Relativism and Central Banking The political lie:...
Market Update: Crypto Prices Hold Steady After Massive Bullish Spike
Digital currency markets are coasting along after an enormous move on Friday of more than 20-40%. The entire cryptoconomy is hovering around $249 billion as it gained a whopping $30 billion very quickly this week. Crypto prices corrected a touch since the spike, but are still well above the lows seen just a few days ago. Also read: FATF Starts Checking How Well Countries Implement Crypto Standards Digital Currency Market Prices Hold...
Low Interest Rates Are Crushing Young People and Fueling Global Riots
There are currently riots going on in Chile, Hong Kong and Lebanon. While in every place they are caused by complex local issues, there is a global problem that is an underlying trend: low interest rates which make it impossible for young people to save for their future and at the same time push housing prices to become unattainable. And people with no future are easy to take to the streets. Cryptocurrency offers an alternative in the...
Is China’s New Fascination With Blockchain Really Good for Bitcoin?
Blockchain development has kind of become an element of the party line in the world’s largest officially communist state. The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, recently told a Politburo meeting that the People’s Republic has to gain an edge in the emerging field. Some say Xi’s statement brought back the smiles of crypto investors and was the main reason for the recent market spike. But is...
