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The Top Privacy Coins Saw Fewer Percentage Losses Than Most Tokens This Week

The privacy coins monero and zcash managed to see fewer percentage losses against the U.S. dollar this week, in contrast to crypto assets like bitcoin, ethereum, and solana. Seven-day statistics indicate zcash has lost 5.6% against the USD, while monero dropped by 6.1%. Privacy Coins Manage to Stave off Some of This Week’s Market Carnage,…
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Decred co-founder explains the possible effects of a CBDC takeover

How would mass-scale CBDC issuance impact the crypto space? Over the course of 2020, numerous countries across the globe raced toward their own digital versions of their currencies, known as central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. The crypto industry still has its selling points, however, even if most countries launched CBDCs, according to Jake Yocom-Piatt,…
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Decred co-founder explains rationale behind Bitcoin bull and bear cycles

Do Bitcoin’s market cycles depend on its structure as an asset, human psychology or both? Since its launch approximately 12 years ago, Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a number of bull and bear cycles, each greater than the last. What drives these cycles, however? Decred co-founder Jake Yocom-Piatt has claimed that the answer lies within the…
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Friendliest of them all? These could be the best countries for crypto

The level of freedoms that the U.S. has provides an argument for the country as the most crypto-friendly location, although Puerto Rico also has its benefits. As a burgeoning industry less than 13 years old, cryptocurrency has seen its fair share of regulatory crackdowns and changes, especially in the United States. Jake Yocom-Piatt, co-founder of…
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Decred Co-Founder Calls PayPal and Crypto ‘An Odd Combination’

Decred’s co-founder said cryptocurrencies may not fit PayPal’s model. PayPal could be gearing up to work with crypto assets, according to recent rumblings, although Decred co-founder Jake Yocom-Piatt is unsure of those rumors’ validity. “It’s hard to say whether these are rumors or not regarding PayPal accepting cryptocurrencies soon,” Yocom-Piatt told Cointelegraph via email correspondence when asked…
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Bitcoin Still Faces On-Chain Scaling Trouble Ahead, Decred Co-Founder Says

Can Bitcoin’s network handle mainstream adoption? As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to pick up mainstream traction, the asset’s blockchain scalability remains an issue, according to Decred co-founder Jake Yocom-Piatt.  “There is enough demand for on-chain Bitcoin transactions during peak demand times to completely fill blocks and drive fee rates up substantially,” Yocom-Piatt told Cointelegraph, noting the struggles…
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Proof of Stake Vs. Proof of Work: Which One Is ‘Fairer’?

This is the first part of a deep dive into the years-long debate between proponents of Proof of Work and Proof of Stake. Which one is better and why? This is the first of two articles providing a deeper dive into the eternal debate between the Proof of Stake (PoS) and Proof of Work (PoW)…
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