Author: Ryan Smith

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Wasted Naysayers Continue to Flog Wasteful Energy-Consuming Bitcoin

Ryan Smith

By CCN Markets: Here we go again. Yet another article has surfaced taking potshots at the perceived threat of Bitcoin’s energy consumption. A recent article out of MIT Technology Review claims that: Mining Bitcoin is a hugely wasteful process. For miners to accrue more of the cryptocurrency, powerful computing hardware must solve increasingly difficult, and […] The post Wasted Naysayers Continue to Flog Wasteful Energy-Consuming Bitcoin appeared first on CCN.com

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Brave Accuses Google of Secretly Leaking Personal Data

Ryan Smith

Google’s woes continue, this time from across the pond as rival browser Brave brings a fresh set of personal data privacy allegations against the tech giant. In a statement via their website, Brave Chief Policy & Industry Relations Officer Dr. Johnny Ryan claims to have uncovered a way in which Google secretly feeds data to […] The post Brave Accuses Google of Secretly Leaking Personal Data appeared first on CCN Markets

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Bitcoin is ‘Bad for Humanity’ Claims VMWare CEO

Ryan Smith

Pat Gelsinger is the latest skeptic in a long line of bitcoin haters to step up to the plate and take aim at the flagship cryptocurrency. Speaking with Fortune, the VMWare CEO wasn’t shy when he unintelligently proclaimed: “People primarily use Bitcoin for illicit activities and overall, it’s bad for humanity.” VMWare is a highly […] The post Bitcoin is 'Bad for Humanity' Claims VMWare CEO appeared first on CCN Markets