Warren Buffett’s Criticism Of Bitcoin Reveals Nuanced Opinion

Earlier this month, during an interview on CNBC, Warren Buffett reasserted his long-held criticism of Bitcoin as a legitimate asset. The financial mogul is one of many highly respected figures from the business and technology spheres to express reservations about cryptocurrencies, which often draws the ire and ridicule of advocates. Although Buffett, and his like-minded…

March 11, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Altcoins Technology

Ripple and Barclays Pour in $1.5+ Million for XRP Based Remittance Startup

Multiple tech investors, including Ripple and Barclays, have generously spent $1.7 million to support SendFriend, which happens to be a remittance startup. Over the months, we have seen an array of crypto-based ventures in the remittance niche, but in the recent year, SendFriend is the latest and very reasonably funded project. Ripple has always taken a stance to facilitate…

March 9, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Stable Coin, Base Pair Expansions Set to Revolutionize Trading in Coming Months

Although it is far too early to know if a price recovery is underway, this year promises significant development in terms of investment options in the crypto space. Already a number of banks and traditional financial institutions are preparing to offer crypto products, and institutional investment is all but certain to begin soon. Adding to…

January 7, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Altcoins Bitcoin

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…

December 28, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Altcoins Bitcoin

Swift v. Ripple: The Looming Fight Over Financial Services

In recent months Ripple Labs has made significant progress toward its goal of creating a system for efficient, cross-border fiat currency transfers. Although the company is certainly not without its critics, there is no doubt that if successful, its products could revolutionize much of the financial sector. Now, the team behind SWIFT, Ripple’s primary competitor,…

December 14, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

News

Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency news – Week 46

One U.S. State allowed taxes to be paid in Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency ETP approved in Switzerland, popular crypto exchange joins communist party and more in this week's curated list of blockchain and cryptocurrency news. We have some developments regarding this series for you at the end of this article, so make sure to check it out. November…

November 26, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

News

Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency news – Week 43

Welcome back to our weekly series covering the most interesting stories of the past week, carefully selected and presented by our staff. As always, here's the link to catch up with the previous week and our last list. And now, let us get to the headlines of this week, covering October 22nd to 29th. 23rd October…

October 31, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Altcoins Technology

9th Largest Bank in the US Joins Ripple

Despite being a part of a very shaky niche, Ripple has managed to stand out of the competition and hit a couple of significant milestones in the last few months. From the beginning of 2018, we have been observing that the venture is playing all cards to get itself integrated within the banking sector and…

October 26, 20180Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Altcoins

Stellar [XLM] Making Major Move into Financial Markets, Real Usecases

As the business world rapidly moves into the blockchain space, competition is heating up among platform teams to gain the attention of would-be adopters. In this competition, Stellar is gaining traction, with a number of developments that are demonstrating the platform’s potential. Stellar’s recent moves are evidence that long-term success may come not from mainstream…

October 21, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Technology

Permissioned vs. Permissionless Blockchains – What are the Differences?

This article will describe what permissioned and permissionless blockchains are and will present a few use cases for their implementation. We will select some of the ongoing projects to describe the way that both types of blockchains operate. If you need to catch up with what blockchain is you can refer to out Bitcoin Master Guide which…

October 11, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski