Tag: Debate

Debate Over Censorship and Innovation Ignites in Blockchain Communities

Solana, the layer-1 smart-contract blockchain, has seen its SOL token jump sixfold this year, vastly outperforming its dominant rival, Ethereum, whose ether (ETH) is up just 92%. According to the digital-asset analysis firm Messari, the gains for Solana have coincided with signs of strong transactional activity on the network: Weekly active addresses on Solana have now returned to levels prior to last year’s collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange. (Bankman-Fried was a major Solana booster.) Solana’s total value locked, or TVL – a key metric when evaluating a blockchains…

Are Bitcoin ETFs good for adoption or ‘watered-down crypto’? Debate rages

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CoinList founder Andy Bromberg believes that spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are just “watered down crypto” and a sign the industry is heading in the wrong direction, amid growing hype over potential ETF approvals in the United States. Bromberg — also CEO of payments-focused wallet app Beam — told Cointelegraph: “If a Bitcoin ETF is considered crypto, we’ve failed as an industry.” He said a Bitcoin ETF would “absolutely” be a net positive for crypto adoption but asserted the space’s success comes from helping people self-custody assets and decouple…

Ethereum, Bitcoin users reignite scalability debate as gas fees surge

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A recent spike in transaction fees on Ethereum and Bitcoin appears to have reignited the debate around solutions for scalability and the role of layer 2s. Over the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency users began sharing screenshots showing double, occasionally triple-digit transaction fees on Ethereum and Bitcoin. One screenshot showed gas fees were as high as $220 for a high-priority transaction on Ethereum while other screenshots showed figures around the $100 mark. Bitcoin users meanwhile, reported fees that were around $10 for high-priority transactions. While this is relatively low, the average…

Just how bullish is the Bitcoin halving for BTC price? Experts debate

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A recent panel at the Swan Pacific Bitcoin festival was cleverly titled, “Are halving price cycles bullshit?” Throughout the discussion, host and founder of the Bitcoin Layer Nik Bhatia asked Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, Swan CIO Ralph Zagury and Swan product manager Andy Edstrom to share their thoughts on whether the Bitcoin halving is truly a bullish event or just another narrative that novice investors buy into.  While the panel’s headline might be offputting for some, the inquiry is of great interest to all manner of Bitcoin (BTC) and…

Debate emerges over contested ‘Satoshi’ and ‘Bitcoin’ profiles on X

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Concerns have been raised regarding the legitimacy of profiles claiming to represent Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, and the handle “Bitcoin” on X, formerly Twitter. On Oct. 2, a discussion arose on X regarding two profiles—one claimed to represent the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, and the other using the handle “Bitcoin.” On Oct. 3, a user named Pledditor raised concerns about certain accounts on X, highlighting their violation of the terms of service. X’s terms explicitly prohibit users from adopting deceptive identities or impersonating real individuals or entities. To…

Lawyers debate over Ripple case after rejection of SEC’s motion for appeal

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Crypto lawyers are seemingly divided over the significance of a recent court order from Judge Analisa Torres, which denied the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) plan to file an interlocutory appeal against Ripple. While many lawyers and commentators chalked the decision up as a substantive win for Ripple in its case against the regulator, other legal experts have urged the public to temper their enthusiasm. Judge Torres’ denied the SEC’s interlocutory appeal based on the grounds of her previous ruling which sided partially in favor of Ripple. She…

Ripple Stirs Debate By Shuffling $260 Million In XRP: Why?

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Ripple Labs has once again become the focus of much scrutiny and debate within the XRP community. Recent data points to a series of high-volume XRP transactions totaling 506 million tokens, valued at approximately $260 million, carried out over the span of 19 days. What makes these transactions especially noteworthy is not just their sheer volume but also the repetitive nature and targeted destinations. Ripple Transaction Breakdown Between the end of August and mid-September, a total of 15 significant XRP transactions were initiated by two Ripple-controlled addresses. These transfers were…

Jordan Peterson Sparks Debate On How Bitcoin Can Solve Major Banking Problem

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The flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was created with the goal of disrupting the traditional financial system. In support of this, Best-selling Author and Clinical Psychologist Jordan Peterson has suggested that customers should abandon the banking system and probably adopt Bitcoin. Jordan Peterson Says Bitcoin Over Banks  Peterson was making this suggestion in response to a news report that Macquarie Bank, Australia’s fifth largest bank, was planning to transition to a digital-only banking system by November 2024. In line with this, the bank will begin phasing out cash, cheque, and phone payment…

Dueling CBDC Bills Heading for U.S. Digital Dollar Debate in Congressional Hearing

“If not designed to be open, permissionless, and private – emulating cash – a government-issued CBDC is nothing more than a CCP-style surveillance tool that would be used to undermine the American way of life,” he said in a statement, accusing President Joe Biden’s administration – even in the absence of any actual policy – of trying to set up a surveillance state to monitor citizens’ transactions. Source