Benjamin Pirus

Benjamin (BJ) is a full-time writer and trader in the crypto space. A former college hockey player, BJ loves a good burger, volatile Bitcoin charts and chatting about crypto.

Author’s posts

News

Timing is crucial.

Rep claims his firm was 8 years ahead of its time on DeFi

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2020-10-06T22:20:03+01:00

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News

Is regulation plausible in a completely decentralized environment?

Regulation is coming to DeFi, but can it be enforced?

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2020-10-06T21:55:00+01:00

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News

Bitcoin's correlation with traditional markets appears to continue.

Trump delays stimulus, Bitcoin dumps shortly thereafter

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2020-10-06T21:40:20+01:00

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News

Is risk in the eye of the beholder?

Bank of Canada calls central bank digital currencies risky, especially storage

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2020-10-05T19:18:27+01:00

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News

Scaling solutions sometimes come at the cost of decentralization.

No single blockchain can carry all of DeFi right now, MyEtherWallet founder says

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2020-10-05T18:31:00+01:00

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News

What a statement from a coin whose white paper originally proclaimed it as “a privacy-centric cryptographic currency."

Dash should not be considered a privacy coin, Dash team says

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2020-10-03T16:00:00+01:00

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Analysis

Three blockchain analytics firms reportedly have Monero-tracking abilities, which could affect XMR price — but can anyone actually track it?

Open sesame: Will ‘cracking’ Monero reveal treasure or fool’s gold?

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2020-10-03T12:45:00+01:00

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News

Answers on money printing and rising markets during a pandemic.

Technology itself is deflationary, Diginex CEO says

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2020-10-02T21:04:40+01:00

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