bitcoin
Behold the Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency; whether you're a skeptic or a bitcoin believer, get the lowdown on this controversial coin.
Fools Gold
“This is a foolish endeavour," said the man in the worn armchair. The lady standing at the window scoffed but did not turn away from the dreary view of rain pelting the concrete land beyond. Cars and people shuffled about below along the streets of New York City, reminiscent of ants in an ant hill. Working, working, working. Blissfully unaware of everything but their own lives.
By Rae Perrodow5 years ago in The Chain
Bitcoin.
The television was flickering, as if it were agitated by the events being broadcast. The volume was turned right down but was still audible; it was the only constant noise in the room. An acutely tuned ear could discern crowd noise, not constant but graduating from silence to a murmur and then to a shrill and fervent, only slightly more than momentary crescendo and then, rapidly, returning to virtual silence once more. A voice could be heard above the crowd, in complete synergy with it, at first calm almost monotonous, ascending into urgent and stronger speech until finally erupting, at one with the crowd, into a wildly enthusiastic, brazen scream. Which swiftly tapered off into a deeper tone as his delivery became unhurried; his manner insouciant.
By Jeremy Mahony5 years ago in The Chain
Nikeeri's Code
On the first day of autumn, Nikeeri was walking to school with her friend Janoosh through the busy streets of Tokyo when she stumbled across an interesting sight. There, on the side of the road, was a coin. It was a 1 Yen piece seeming stopped in it's tracks rolling down the street on the gutter. Frozen in time with it's owner nowhere to be found.
By Keith Hutchison5 years ago in The Chain
The Satoshiness of Tominaga Nakamoto
Tom was basically a workaholic since he was a teenager. He grew up on his grand-daddies' knee, learning about computer code and human intelligence. His Grandfather had trained at the Marconi school of Wireless and their house had been one of the first to have Television in it.
By Richard Boase5 years ago in The Chain
The Mystery Of Bitcoin
In The End, Bitcoin Wins In The End, Bitcoin Wins By Roberto Alago Cryptocurrency are reproducing like rats. There seems to be a new one popping up, like a gopher, almost every week. With so many options, How can Bitcoin beat the competition?
By Roberto Alago5 years ago in The Chain
A Bit of Luck
Feb 14, 2021 Ever since I hurled that laptop through my boss's office window, I spend the first half of my day just prepping for the following half: Court-mandated therapy, medication, exercise, and meditation takes up a lot of time. I never knew someone could be sentenced to meditate.
By Garret Kane5 years ago in The Chain
SILENT COINS
It was an early afternoon, no different than the last one for Satoshi. Satoshi loved to walk, it was his favourite pastime along with drinking coffee and spending money on frivolous things. That afternoon he walked past a phone box which began to ring. “Strange,” he thought, as he looked around with no passer-by insight. Curiously he walked inside and lifted the phone to his ear. Silence. Staring blankly into the outside world he began to feel a chill down his spine. Silence. He swiftly left the box, began walking down the road compelled to look back at the box but with no haste to return to it, or to indulge in thoughts about it. Later that evening tucked inside the womb of his humble, but, lavishly adorned apartment, he couldn’t help but think about what transpired that early afternoon; “Why the call to no one?” he said to himself. Perplexed, he sat there, wondering why was he chosen to pick up the call, and why the silence. He couldn’t help but think this meant something, something far deeper than he could comprehend. “Stupid,” he said to himself, “What nonsense,” he uttered under his breath. Feeling his imagination running wild he decided the day had run its course and fell joyfully into his bed.
By James Green5 years ago in The Chain
Intercept
DECLASSIFIED AS OF 12 FEBRUARY 2021 The following was translated from Japanese. Some content may be incorrect due to language barriers. Additionally, the recording was received scrambled and the conversation was determined to have been intentionally muffled for secrecy. Our lingual experts, teamed with AI, did their best to fill in gaps.
By Claudia Coniglio5 years ago in The Chain
The Mystery of Bitcoin
Money or currency started out as a way to exchange tangible items between people. A goat for a equal amount of rice. A metal coin for an equivalent value of goods or services. It was a physically based platform. And it worked for hundreds of years. But the world of exchange and currency was ever changing and continues to evolve rapidly. We have been moving into a digitally based platforms for decades. Our fiat money is backed by no tangible or valuable assets, just numbers on a computer screen. We swipe plastic cards through machines at checkout instead of handing over physical money. We have a financial system that is backed by trust and faith in a government and corporate infrastructure that is eroding beneath the weight of empty promises, self-serving agendas, increasingly complex bureaucracy, and mismanagement of resources. At this point, digital currency seems the most logical next step in an ever intensifying shift from form to formless, from being governed to self-governance. But is it really a good thing for humankind or the next well-constructed system of control?
By Suyana Cole5 years ago in The Chain
Satoshi's Gift
“So tell me how this whole thing works again?” My roommate paced around our room like a mother with a pre-teen that missed curfew for the first time. Every few minutes he would lean in over my desk with three fingers over his bottom lip, possibly holding it in place to prevent it from trembling right off his face from anticipation. I’d spent all my money on a currency that he’s never heard of and a device to make more of it. All of my money including my half of the rent that was due in three days was riding on this.
By Nuwan Panditaratne5 years ago in The Chain
