By Makkie Maclang, CoinGeek
Bitcoin will forever be remembered throughout history as the pioneer in digital currencies. Before Ethereum, Litecoin, Binance Coin, Cardano and Tether came into existence, there was Bitcoin. It has been more than a decade since the Bitcoin white paper, entitled ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,’ was published on Oct. 31, 2008 under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. However, it only reached mass consciousness in 2017 when its value skyrocketed to $20,000.
Bitcoin is a triadic term that denotes a digital coin, a set-in-stone protocol and a public blockchain network. While Bitcoin has since become a household name and blockchain has been gaining ground in the past few years as a viable technology for businesses in various industries, such as healthcare, gaming, social media, marketing, supply chain and real estate, not many people know about their true history and real value.
Ethereum’s first-mover effect is worth as much as Myspace’s original success – “nothing.”
In a new video via Twitter, Charles Hoskinson talked about “progress” while addressing the community directly. His message: Cardano (ADA) is not about the price or hype, it’s about “developing things.” “If this does not appeal to you, there are ecosystems that do that, TRON is an example and there are dozens of others,” Hoskinson said.
But as the IOG CEO also explained, successes should be celebrated, and Cardano is at a point where there is reason to celebrate:
For about three years now, we’ve been commercially running around, trying to convince nations, states, big companies, writing pilots, doing all kind of things. We are finally starting to see substantive progress in this vision. It’s always hard to get a thousand ‘no’. But when you finally get to a point where […] it can bear fruit with potentially millions, tens of millions of users […] that’s a
Michigan Attorney General warns parents about increase in sextortion cases Dave Bondy
Replay Video UP NEXT
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators are urging parents and teens, in particular, to be on high alert for predators who they say are working around the clock to trick teens into exposing themselves online.
According to a news release, the subsequent “sextortion” occurs when the predator befriends a teen, manipulates the teen into exposing themselves by sending photos or videos, and the predator then threatens to share the material if the teen doesn’t send money or more inappropriate images.
Michigan school leaders, attorney general urge students to be aware of ‘sextortion’ predators
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel addresses the crowd during the unveiling of the sign for the newly-renamed Elliott-Larsen Building in Lansing, on Monday, September 21, 2020. The building, which was previously named after Lewis Cass, was renamed after former representatives Daisy Elliott and Melvin L. Larsen, who sponsored the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act in 1976. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
Facebook Share
The Michigan Attorney General’s office is warning young people to be aware of predators running online blackmailing schemes often targeting students..
AG Nessel, school leaders warn parents and students to beware of sextortion | 1450 AM 99 7 FM WHTC whtc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whtc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.