Tim Swanson

Educator, Researcher and Author of "Great Wall of Numbers: Business Opportunities and Challenges in China".

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Why Bitcoin Needs Fiat (And This Won't Change in 2018)

Cryptocurrency ecosystems are still dependent on the very financial system they vilify for daily support and stability, says Tim Swanson.

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Too Many Bitcoins: Making Sense of Exaggerated Inventory Claims

The total number of bitcoins in claimed ownership is greater than the total mined so far. How is this possible?

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Coins.ph CEO Talks Opportunity for Bitcoin in the Philippines

CoinDesk speaks to Ron Hose to learn about bitcoin's opportunities in the emerging Asian market.

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What Dogecoin Must Do to Survive

Tim Swanson analyses the dogecoin mining system and evaluates what the digital currency needs for its economy to thrive.

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What Block Chain Analysis Tells Us About Bitcoin

In this piece, we assess recent block chain analysis for answers to lingering bitcoin questions.

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Smart Property, Colored Coins and Mastercoin

Cryptoledgers, like those utilized in bitcoin and litecoin, are not merely one-dimensional, one-trick ponies relegated to simple fiat exchanges.

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