OMFG! Bitcoin Hates Mother Earth!
Hello Bitcoiners! This week, we correct ourselves on some mistakes me made regarding our discussion last week regarding the NEM hack. We also discuss fractional reserve banking, Mastercard’s attempt to patent it in the crypto realm, and the energy consumption of the Bitcoin blockchain. Is a Bitcoin stablecoin useful? Is “MapleChange” the single greatest name for a crypto exchange based in Canada or would PoutineChange be more appropriate? And…is VeganCoin the next great Blockchain application if trading memes and virtue signalling is your thing? Corrections to Last Week: NEM hacks Weekly News Wrap Up: Mastercard files patent for fractional reserve crypto bank ERC20 token backed up by bitcoin Hodl Hodl exchange brings multisig contracts to its platform Bitcoin: the nail in the climate change coffin? Canadian Exchange MapleChange hacked Breaker asked major crypto outlets if they’d take money for covering a project Bitcoin Core Competition Show played out: Sell Me This Shitcoin