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Patrick Thompson

Patrick Thompson has a degree in financial economics from Rutgers University. He is the founder of Thompson Writing Company – a writing company that works exclusively with blockchain and cryptocurrency companies – as well as the head of content at Verma Media, a San Francisco based PR and Communications agency.

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New Year Special

There were 12 major cryptocurrency exchange hacks in 2019. In total, over $292 million and over 500,000 pieces of customer data were stolen.

Most Significant Hacks of 2019 — New Record of Twelve in One Year

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2020-01-05T13:32:00+00:00

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Why Twitter has been using Satoshi more and more often.

What Is a Satoshi, the Smallest Unit on the Bitcoin Blockchain?

Patrick Thompson

2019-06-09T10:50:00+01:00

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The biggest Bitcoin block to date has been mined! But although it is the biggest block, it had about 1,400 fewer transactions than the average block on the Bitc...

The Current State of the Bitcoin Network and Its Biggest Block

Patrick Thompson

2018-09-26T09:50:00+01:00

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Bitcoin is beginning to regain its dominance regarding the total cryptocurrency market share. Will BTC be able to push past a 60 percent share of the cryptocurr...

Bitcoin Market Dominance: From 66% to 33% and Up Again

Patrick Thompson

2018-08-21T00:02:00+01:00

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On June 19th, block #528249 was mined; with a difficulty 18, with leading numbers 21e800 and a .4966% chance of being solved, some of the crypto community belie...

What Is That Mysterious About the Bitcoin Block Hash 21E800

Patrick Thompson

2018-06-25T20:55:00+01:00

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Some say that Bitcoin’s high electricity cost is the price we pay for network security, but is Bitcoin’s energy expenditure creating more positive or negative e...

Bitcoin Mining’s Electricity Bill: Is It Worth It?

Patrick Thompson

2018-06-02T22:25:00+01:00

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There is a gender gap in the blockchain, cryptocurrency, and tech industries. Why are there so many more men than women in crypto, and what can women do to get ...

Women In Blockchain And Crypto: How To Tackle Gender Inequality

Patrick Thompson

2018-05-13T14:10:00+01:00

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Diversifying away risk in a cryptocurrency portfolio could be very difficult, however, research shows us otherwise.

How To Diversify Away Risk In A Crypto Portfolio: Correlation And Variance

Patrick Thompson

2018-05-03T14:58:00+01:00

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