Bitcoin’s annual electricity consumption is more than three times New Zealand’s – those hidden environmental costs must be part of any future regulation.
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The digital collectors items have become a multi-billion dollar industry in a matter of months.
Whether the cryptocurrency hype makes you crypto curious or crypto skeptical, there are many ways your life could be affected by crypto’s underlying technology, blockchain.
The premise of ‘eco-friendly’ non-fungible tokens is shaky at best.
Blockchain technology can be made greener if we change the way transactions happen.
With mantras, a mysterious founder and promises of societal salvation, there are echoes of religious traditions in the cryptocurrency.
For the metaverse to work, people need to own their virtual bodies and possessions and be able to spend money. The same cryptographic technology behind bitcoin will make that possible.
Plus, a philosopher explains the history of the idea that we might all be living in a simulation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The craze among celebrities for Bored Ape NFTs suggests speculation has become completely detached from any idea of fundamental value.
Covid has led to delays in consumers receiving everything from furniture to groceries. This is how we might reshape supply chains after the pandemic.
The market for cryptocurrencies has expanded dramatically in the last year. With this uptick of activity, what’s next in 2022 for cryptocurrencies?
The e-money would mark Kenya’s official entry into the space of cryptocurrencies.
The people in charge of museums may lack the requisite expertise to manage non-fungible tokens, and the upside is far from guaranteed.
Nigeria can pull off its newly introduced digital currency but there are concerns that must be addressed for its smooth operations.
Ethereum’s Altair upgrade is about to go live, in a big step towards a faster, greener ethereum 2.0.
Ghana’s ineffective land administration system has serious implications
TikTok is partnering with blockchain company Audius over Spotify or Apple for music distribution. Here’s why this could be important for independent artists.
Decentralized finance makes it easier for virtually anyone to take advantage of financial markets without the need for a bank, but there are new risks as well.
Financial regulators are increasingly concerned about stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to an asset like the US dollar.
Make 10,000 sheets of coloured dots and give them each a corresponding NFT, and what do you have?
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