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The Peer to Peer World

16.06.2017 andrey p2, Статьи

The world seems to be trending toward a more decentralized self, giving more steam to the peer to peer (P2P) movement. Where before most individuals relied on heavily centralized institutions and businesses for services, we now see individuals looking to change the way they consume those goods and services. The market has responded accordingly.

The Peer to Peer World

Whether this trend was before Bitcoin and the blockchain or Bitcoin and the blockchain were the market’s response for greater decentralization, this is the world we are increasingly living in. Since the inception of the internet, people have become more and … Read the rest

Did Japan Really Trade More Bitcoin than US this Weekend?

09.05.2016 andrey bitcoin, bitcoin wallet, bitcoins, bitcoinwallet, btc, crypto-currency, digital currency, p2, Статьи

Bitcoin technology is unquestionably finding its share of fans in Japan, a country which recently proposed a rather friendlier regulatory framework for the digital currency. And now, the land of the rising sun is making a similar progress in terms of online trading.

Over the gone weekend, Japan has reportedly recorded the world’s second highest Bitcoin trade volume, falling just short of touching China, while beating the US. A discussion initiated on Reddit provided an image to prove the claim. The snapshot showed how BTC/JPY trading instruments was sitting on the top of BTC/USD and BTC/EUR respectively. Even though the … Read the rest

London Institute Uses 64 Monitors to Demonstrate How Bitcoin Works

09.05.2016 andrey bitcoin, bitcoin wallet, bitcoins, bitcoinwallet, btc, crypto-currency, digital currency, p2, Статьи

The Imperial Data Science Institute in London has an exhibit of 64 monitors with lines moving in geometric shapes representing real-time bitcoin transactions, according to The Imperial College of London website.

Harry Pettit, a graduate student, recently visited the exhibit and discovered it provided a unique way to visualize transactions, according to a news story on the college website. The institute houses the world’s most advanced data visualization platforms. Pettit visited the institute to learn more about bitcoin.

32 Computers For 64 Monitors

The institute houses the KPMG Data Observatory, which has a circular wall of 64 monitors managed … Read the rest

Bitcoin will pay for public services in a small Swiss town

09.05.2016 andrey bitcoin, bitcoin wallet, bitcoins, bitcoinwallet, btc, crypto-currency, digital currency, p2, Статьи

It might seem odd to center a trial like this on a municipality with less than 30,000 people, but this is potentially an ideal testbed. Zug takes a laissez-faire attitude toward its economy, even in the context of Switzerland, and has much more financial clout than you’d expect – 3 percent of the world’s oil trades through the area. Combine that with a burgeoning financial tech sector and it’s likely that at least some locals will fork over some Bitcoin.

The real question is whether or not any other cities will bite. While some governments have been warning up to … Read the rest