Dossier
Self-Sovereignty
Coverage of Self-Sovereignty in the Nexus archive.
- Bitcoin ATMs: The Canary in the Coal Mine
State regulators in the U.S. are banning Bitcoin ATMs under fraud concerns, despite these ATMs processing $3.63 billion annually and serving unbanked populations. The bans, enacted in states like Indiana, Tennessee, and Minnesota, are criticized as politically motivated, with Bitcoin ATM fraud rates (1.2%) lower than industry averages (3–5%).
- The Quantum Civil War: How the Threat to Bitcoin's Cryptography is Forcing a Reckoning on Self-Sovereignty.
The article discusses the potential threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin's cryptographic security and the broader implications for cryptocurrency self-sovereignty. It examines the tension between protecting decentralized assets and the need for cryptographic upgrades to address quantum computing vulnerabilities.