Unicef, one of the most important and prominent humanitarian organizations, that has helped and is helping thousands of people around the world, has wholeheartedly accepted cryptocurrencies. This acceptance is demonstrated by the implementation of the well-known browser-miner for Monero on one of their webpages. While we couldn't confirm, the Hope Page most likely uses the Coin…

After establishing new rules and regulations for banks and fintech companies allowing them to trade unlisted securities using the blockchain, the French Council of State decided that cryptocurrency trading profits are under too much pressure, and has already taken the necessary action to alleviate the taxes. Unbeknown to us, for an unspecified period of time and based…

After an eventful two months of hosting blockchain meetups across Europe, Blockshow is bringing their journey to a close with the featured conference, BlockShow Europe 2018. For the main conference in Berlin (May 28-29), over 80 blockchain experts will share insights from their expertise on a wide range of blockchain and crypto related topics. The meetups…

On May 2nd, Cheddar, an innovative on-demand cable network, talked with Reddit CEO Christopher Slowe at the North American tech conference "Collision." While short, the interview is information-packed and useful to understand the planned changes on Reddit concerning cryptocurrency payments and acceptance, as well as the knowledge behind what led Reddit to cancel Bitcoin payments…

Founded and currently ran by Changpeng Zhao, Binance is the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by daily trading volume. However, Binance has had a rough year that has culminated in the exchange announcing it would set up shop in the small island nation of Malta. It all started when China outlawed crypto exchanges, effectively…

2017 proved to be the year of cryptocurrencies, with many reaching unprecedented popularity and smashing record after record. The domain that used to be ruled by Bitcoin alone has all of a sudden brought forth new names such as Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash and many others. Since there are over 850 cryptocurrencies available, choosing which ones…

Bitcoins and Ethers are no longer the only digital currencies offered in the “cyberspace banking system” due to the proliferation of crypto currencies that have recently entered the market. In fact, today it is common for cryptocurrency users to utilize ten or more different cryptocurrencies for worldwide exchange transactions. As a result, many crypto users…

NASDAQ, the largest stock market in the world, came out to CNBC for an interview a couple of days ago, saying they are strongly considering becoming a full-fledged crypto exchange. They are planning on undertaking this move following the maturity and movements of the market. The expectation is to have them start with the most popular…

In 2013 the first Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) entered the marketplace for Bitcoin mining. These chips, which are vastly more powerful than the GPUs used up to that point, quickly transformed Bitcoin mining from an obscure activity by crypto advocates into a major corporate enterprise. In addition to selling the ASIC miners, manufacturers quickly…

The Novusphere is an emerging cryptocurrency-based platform built using a Delegated-Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism. It leverages the power of IPFS to distribute files via a technology called Advanced File Index (AFIX) and aims to create a low-barrier economy for file distribution. AFIX is an indexing mechanism that embeds metadata into the Atmos blockchain, which includes the title,…