Crypto-Analysis

Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCHA), the cryptocurrency that has hard-forked away from both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, has rebranded to “eCash” (XEC), as well as redenominating its token and launching a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus layer. Bitcoin Cash ABC, the cryptocurrency born from several hard forks, has now relaunched as “eCash” and launching a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus…

Even though Bitcoin remains the world’s leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, it has not always lived up to its promise of serving as digital cash. Instead, BTC is a store of value and speculative asset above anything else. Other currencies can take their place as leading digital cash as competition continues to heat up in…

A wave of attacks by financial regulators from different countries on the largest crypto exchange, Binance, has swept the world. Although they began in early spring, the most serious incidents occurred over the last few days and weeks. From the outside, it looks as if the actions are coordinated, although that is yet impossible to…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has at this point become such a significant part of the crypto world that it simply can no longer avoid the attention of various regulatory bodies. On the other hand, government regulators still cannot even deal with conventional cryptocurrencies. And since DeFi is much more difficult to figure out, it would be…

U.S. Congressman Bill Foster has suggested that laws must allow federal courts to identify digital-asset holders and reverse blockchain transactions in Bitcoin and other digital currencies. But it’s doubtful that many crypto investors would like that policy. Speaking at a virtual event hosted by Axios on June 29, Bill Foster, U.S. congressman and Democratic Rep…

China has moved deliberately to secure the first-mover advantage in what it believes is the future of the internet. If the digital yuan is Beijing’s tender for the digital frontier, its blockchain initiative is its bid to build the railroads. In the first installment of a three-part series produced with support from the Judith Neilson…