Tag: Banking

Reason 34: Your Bank Isn’t Open Source

The term “open source” is one that you’re likely to hear a lot in the Bitcoin community. It means different things to different people but there are a few core ideas that appear to be important to open source supporters. All open source projects seem to be run by the people who use them. One […]

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Reason 43: Whoever Controls The People’s Means Of Exchange, Controls The People

For centuries it has been privileged knowledge that whoever controls the people’s means of exchange, controls the people. Luckily, that power dynamic is being challenged by an open-source math equation known as Bitcoin. For the first time in the modern history, the power over centrally issued money and physical control over money is being shifted […]

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Reasons To Use Bitcoin 93: Everyone needs a Swiss bank account in their pocket

Reason 93: Everyone Needs a Swiss Bank Account In Their Pocket

Since Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA has been conducting mass surveillance of not only US citizens but of citizens all around the world, there has been a substantial increase in the adoption of end-to-end encryption. These new encryption tools have made privacy so robust that now anyone with a smartphone, has access to more […]

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Reason To Use Bitcoin 29: Bitcoin is the reserve currency of the internet

Reason 29: Bitcoin Is The Reserve Currency of The Internet

The internet is a global economy that transcends nation states and political borders. PayPal, Square and other FinTech companies have enabled entrepreneurs around the world to transact business electronically but these services along with all other payment networks are centrally operated and subject to countless laws across a multitude of jurisdictions. What the internet needs […]

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Reason To Use Bitcoin 47: Soon there will be more smartphones on the planet than bank accounts

Reason 47: Soon There Will Be More Smartphones On The Planet Than Bank Accounts

Bitcoin adoption is accelerating around the world and soon there will be more smartphones than bank accounts. Tech giants like Google and Facebook have plans to speed things up by targeting emerging markets to bring over a billion new users into the internet economy. These next billion users are going to need the means to […]

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Reason To Use Bitcoin 19: There are no overdraft fees ever

Reason 19: There Are No Overdraft Fees. Ever.

If people are going to adopt bitcoin, they are going to realize an organic and natural need for it to happen. Overdraft fees are a problem for too many people across the globe. Bank Overdraft Fees Overdraft fees. It’s something all too many of us have had to deal with at our bank. We have […]

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