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by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago

I keep hearing (uneducated) people say crypto is mainly used for illicit activities and it should therefore be boycotted. But they forget that the same cash they use is the main choice for funding illegal activities.

I just read an article about bitcoin in a local newspaper. While the newspaper itself was very critical towards bitcoin, the comments were nearly unanimous. „Bitcoin is mainly used for money laundering“, „Crypto is a safe haven for illicit activity“...

by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago

PSA: Do not trust a “used” or second-hand hardware wallet (e.g. from eBay or Etsy or Craigslist or Amazon or your neighbor’s cousin). Only trust hardware wallets in their original packaging, purchased directly from the manufacturer (like Trezor or Ledger)

The whole point of the hardware wallet is to keep your crypto safe from malicious third parties. Buying a used, potentially compromised device completely defeats this purpose. A coworker of mine just fell victim, and lost all his crypto after buying...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago

Never had such a fast transaction for free

I just withdrew 300,000 sats from Cash App to an external wallet, the transfer took about 25 seconds and it was free ! Still can’t believe how smooth this went, Bitcoin is the future submitted by /u/samuraiscooby [link] [commen...

More / Etherum Reddit - 3 years ago

Beacon Chain to breach 200,000 active validators

When Epoch 53045 hits in a few hours, the Beacon Chain will have 200,000 active validators with an average balance of ~33Eth. (https://beaconcha.in/) As we approach the London activation block and begin the implementation of EIP 3675, it is a great o...