This year Forbes instead aimed to rank those whose crypto holdings were the largest, which is a difficult endeavor. It turns out that most people are not keen to disclose the most intimate details of their financial holdings. While citing only four holders of cryptocurrency recently worth more than $1 billion, Forbes writes, “Along the way, some crypto investors have gotten very rich. At least five have recently crossed into the billionaire ranks, possibly quite a few more.”
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Bitcoin passes $26K as bulls charge
Spurred on by mainstream institutional investors, the milestone came just hours after bulls rushed past $25,000
Bitcoin powered well past $26,000 hours after breaking $25,000 on Dec. 26, continuing a price spike that began in November when BTC was below $14,000. At press time, Bitcoin had reached above $26,700 before retreating slightly, according to CoinMarketCap.
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Will decentralized blogs make freedom of speech Unstoppable?
As endless rows over censorship bubble up, Unstoppable Domains hopes decentralized blogs will be spared questionable moderation decisions
Some are concerned at how big decisions about what’s acceptable speech are falling into the hands of tech giants. Blockchain-based domain name provider Unstoppable Domains is taking another approach: allowing the owners of .crypto sites to launch their very own decentralized blogs.
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Bitcoin criminal Ross Ulbricht does not like prison
Thursday’s Medium post was a new move aimed at humanizing a person who did most of his crimes under a screen name from behind a computer
Time’s are tough for Silk Road Founder and hitman-hirer Ross Ulbricht. He is serving double-life plus 40 years without the possibility of parole for running a website that sold guns, drugs, and murders for bitcoin. Now he wants the world to see prisoners through his own eyes. It’s not going well.
