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Someone invited me to check out Streemian.com and suggested that I follow his bot to increase my curation rewards. I signed up for the service, but in comparing my own curation rewards with others, I've

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Are you looking for easier ways to use crypto-currencies in real life and promote wide-scale adoption? Shakepay has a mobile app (currently for Android only) and a crypto-linked VISA debit card that could

Many participants in the crypto-economy are looking forward to tomorrow’s launch of Zcash (ZEC), when mining operations go live. The primary feature differentiating Zcash from other alt-coins is its privacy

I've been waiting on this decision from the SEC, and I'm disappointed that the agency is continuing to delay the process. This is a public service message. I was wondering what happened, as a decision

Putin's Sneak Attack on the Dollar, presentation by Jim Rickards - LIVE now

15 minute video by Amanda B. Johnson (DASH Detailed) published 28 September 2016… Director of Finance at DASH, Ryan Taylor, expounds on the state of Bitcoin and why it continues to fall short of expectations.

Last week (9/7/16) I attended a Bitcoin Meet-up in Los Angeles with 100-200 other crypto-enthusiasts, and we heard a talk (followed by Q&A) by Andreas Antonopoulos. Andreas is one of the most well-known

There is a new book just released by Kenneth Rogoff, supposedly one of the world’s leading “economists”, called The Curse of Cash. The thesis of the book is that the world is drowning in cash, which is

What Gold Is Of all the elements in the universe, GOLD (atomic number 79, chemical symbol “Au”) is uniquely positioned to serve as MONEY and has done so since ancient times. Admittedly, there are other

I’m closely watching developments out of Germany today. ZeroHedge reported this morning that Deutsche Bank (DB) has defaulted on its obligation to deliver bullion out from its European gold ETF. The fund

This is not a good development. Seems that Apple is exerting its power over developers of crypto-currency wallets by telling them which tokens they may or may not include in the Apple iOS app store. This

This week the world’s Central Bankers are meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They will be pondering the world’s many contradictions and charting a path forward for monetary policy. At some point on Friday

Today, advance teams are setting up chairs around a big table in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where Central Bankers will soon be pondering the world’s many contradictions and charting a path forward for monetary

Gold has been receiving a lot of attention in 2016, and for good reason: It’s already had one helluva run. At today’s price ($USD 1,347 as I write this), the price of gold has increased about 28%. Of course,

A friendly reminder: Steemit lives on the blockchain, and as such it creates an immutable record of every word, statement, gripe and insult, as well as occasional flashes of genius and revelation. There

Real name: Tor Hylbom. Thrilled to be here as a contributor and investor in the Steemit community. I watch and learn from my home base in beautiful Southern California.

published today... Erik has some important things to consider as Bitcoin & blockchain protocol begin to morph on platforms like Steemit.

Just throwing it out there... Sometimes the truth stares us in the face, and people still can't see it. Since 2008, the Fed and other Central Banks around the world have kept busy printing dollars, euros,