Pro-Crypto Signals From US Authorities Pushing Bitcoin Higher

Signals continue to emerge indicating that the market rebound is gaining strength, and that a new phase of value growth across the crypto space is beginning. Bitcoin has moved above $4,000 several times, and network use across many platforms is increasing. Although no single factor is responsible for this move, actions from American regulators and…

ByTrevor SmithDecember 31, 20180Comments

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How to save time explaining your friends what cryptocurrency is

You know how difficult it is to explain to new people in cryptocurrency about all of the aspects regarding cryptocurrencies and how they work? Especially really new people, that don't really know if they want to know the nitty-gritty technological details and permutations. Just in case, YouTube channel "3Blue1Brown" has already done the difficult part…

ByZoran SpirkovskiDecember 30, 20180Comments

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Bitcoin’s role in strong-arming & blackmailing businesses

Cryptocurrencies, if not funneled through an exchange with KYC and AML, are pseudo-anonymous. Still, converting to fiat is tricky, as actions on their public ledgers can easily be tracked. In fact, there are numerous addresses that are "blacklisted" and even some that have found themselves on official US blacklists (alongside with the individuals that control…

ByZoran SpirkovskiDecember 29, 20180Comments

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Competition Heating Over Confirmation Speed, May Determine Long-Term Success

Next year is all but certain to see blockchain technology assume a much greater role across many business and technical sectors, and institutions across the globe are evaluating platforms for potential adoption. Anticipating this move, competition is emerging, usually pushed by development teams, promoting the technical merits of platforms for a range of applications. Of…

ByTrevor SmithDecember 28, 20180Comments

Blockchain Technology

WhatsApp Might Launch Cryptocurrency for Money Transfers

WBack in April 2018, Facebook publicized the launch of its very own blockchain department. The news wasn’t surprising at all, granted that most major companies are experimenting with the technology. However, last week, the social media giant announced the start of a hiring spree, with focus on blockchain experts and developers. Facebook’s sudden increased…

ByDaniel DobDecember 27, 20180Comments

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Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency news – Week 51

The Bitcoin market has experienced relative growth in the past seven days, and it remains to see if the trend will continue past the Christmas and New Year's dates. Many trading experts are calling this and other rallies "dead cat bounces", but that of course, remains to be seen. Bitcoin shortly passed the $4000…

ByZoran SpirkovskiDecember 26, 20180Comments

Blockchain Technology

Turing Award Winner Raises $35M to Launch Improvised Blockchain

All hail to the Turing Award winner, Dr. Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, who has finished an immensely successful fundraising campaign for his latest venture. Venture capitalist giants, Baidu and Sequoia, have joined the non-profit foundation to assist Dr. Andrew in creating and launching a new blockchain in 2019. The noticeable co-founders also include highly renowned professors…

ByAzeem SaifiDecember 25, 20180Comments

Trading

As Platforms & Exchanges Mature, Options for Purchasing and Trading are Growing

The cryptocurrency market has a habit of defying traditional financial logic, and the development and growth of exchanges during 2018 is one example. Despite the significant decline of market values, and a decrease in trading activity, exchanges continue to press ahead. In what is already a very crowded space, the opportunity to buy and trade…

ByTrevor SmithDecember 23, 20180Comments

Bitcoin Trading

Nasdaq Plans to List Bitcoin Futures in 2019

Nasdaq has recently announced their commitment to pursue Bitcoin futures, and is planning to introduce the contracts in the first quarter of 2019. The exchange operator was rumoured to be contemplating launching Bitcoin futures in 2017, however, operations were deferred in order to create a more unique offering. Partnership with VanEck The world’s…

ByKemDecember 22, 20180Comments

News

How China is Planning to Fight Online Plagiarism

During the last couple of years, China has been dealing with a wide variety of intellectual property issues. Given its 800 million internet users, the problem has further accentuated recently, since the number of disputes involving online businesses has increased exponentially. In an effort to fight this problem, the Hangzhou Internet Court has recently announced…

ByDaniel DobDecember 22, 20180Comments

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