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Bitcoin Lightning Network – Is It Safe?

One of my most popular articles last year was about the Bitcoin Lightning Network’s unique ability to “light” up the network in the event of a hardware attack — a sort of online insurance policy that protects the Bitcoin network against DDoS attacks and malicious Bitcoin miners. I wrote about the Lightning Network’s design in…

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Backwardation in Bitcoin Futures Contracts

Backwardation in Bitcoin futures contracts shows pro investors lack confidence. The price of Bitcoin futures contracts backed by collateralization of U. government bonds has dropped over the last few weeks, indicating market participants that Treasury debt-like collateral is no longer a viable investment for many. Backwardation, a practice of taking a future’s price at a…

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