What do you understand by cryptocurrency and the other internet buzzwords? Is crypto banking a traditional banking's competition or its ally? | Continue reading
The Blockchain shows what's happened to every coin from the moment it was mined to its current position. Cryptocurrency is still secure despite the hackers. | Continue reading
To Reconnect a Divided Country -- We Must Embrace Abundance and Reject Scarcity. Focusing on synergy means choosing abundance over scarcity. | Continue reading
Blockchain, digital currencies, and DLTs have been at the forefront of conversations this past year. During 2019 we’ve seen consistent growth throughout the entire industry landscape driven by new enterprise implementations & business models, increased venture funding, and decent … | Continue reading
Here are ten cryptocurrency gurus that you will want to follow if you're into crypto. The time is likely right for you to think about crypto. | Continue reading
Here are several real-world examples that demonstrate cryptos’ underlying blockchain technology is well worth the media hype. | Continue reading
Decentralization is the future of currency and can only really be brought about by the people -- and for the people. Decentralized currency is Democratic. | Continue reading
We are heading past Bitcoin to making money from the blockchain -- and the whole system is being revamped and developed. Grab a piece of the pie. | Continue reading
Today I’m announcing a new cryptocurrency, the ProfG Coin. It will be available to users on the most powerful, secure, closed network… | Continue reading
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology took a look at how much energy was consumed by computers used to generate bitcoins and process tran… | Continue reading
We are heading past Bitcoin to making money from the blockchain -- and the whole system is being revamped and developed. Grab a piece of the pie. | Continue reading
There are valid arguments to consider when asking if Bitcoing (and other crypto's) are part of the Global Warming problems. | Continue reading
From blockchain and AI to the emerging IoT, businesses are investing in technology and improving outcomes with every dollar spent. | Continue reading
Blockchain evolution phases from the perspective of Mahatma Gandhi’s quote saying that popular movements pass through these four stages: “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they hate you. Then you win.” | Continue reading
When it comes to the future of cryptocurrency, Giancotti is looking to the experts for insight: the OTC providers that have been there, done that... | Continue reading
In most domains of science, serendipity plays an enormous role. | Continue reading
Disclaimer: None of what follows is an actual trading advice. It was meant to educate and share my learning experience with the community, and should not be used as-is for making assumptions about the future direction of any market asset. Always do your own research! In most doma … | Continue reading
A new email scam claims to have images of you viewing pornography, and to make it convincing, it includes an old leaked password in the message. Don’t be fooled. | Continue reading
…the current global power consumption for the servers that run bitcoin’s software is a minimum of 2.55 gigawatts (GW), which amounts to energy consumption of 22 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year—… | Continue reading
Japan is quickly becoming a global center for blockchain ventures and cryptocurrency firms. Despite the region’s colorful history–involving Mt. Gox, for example–the local authorities see merit in these new technologies in the global cryptocurrency industry. Major local conglomera … | Continue reading
Dass die Blockchain ein Problem mit illegalen, illegitimen oder sonstwie problematischen Inhalten, Bildern, Texten, Aufnahmen oder Botschaften haben könnte (oder: wird), ist quasi seit Anfang des Hypes bekannt: Wer es schafft, zum Beispiel eine... | Continue reading
Wenn der Satiriker John Oliver in seiner TV-Show "Last Week Tonight" zum Rundumschlag ausholt, dann wissen Fans, dass es auf jeden Fall unterhaltsam wird. In der neusten Episode nimmt sich Oliver das Thema Kryptowährung vor. "Everything you don't... | Continue reading
Die Polizei von Island hat laut AP 11 Personen festgenommen, die im Verdacht stehen, mehr als 600 Krypto-Mining-Computer gestohlen zu haben. Die Computer wurden bei vier Überfällen auf Rechenzentren entwendet. Zwei der Verdächtigen sitzen... | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Cryptocurrencies are changing the world, but not without encountering some challenges. One major issue? Volatility. Today, Havven, a decentralised payment network and stablecoin, announced that it has secured $25 million in pledged funds and investments from BlockTower … | Continue reading
I wasn't very active this week. During the week, I was mostly busy with the usual company stuff. Just as I was making plans for the week, a terrible cold knocked me out for the bigger part of the last 48hrs. Therefore, this will be more of a bits-and-pieces post, | Continue reading
When trading an altcoin against BTC or ETH, remember that looking at charts’ face-values is not going to depict the entire picture, unless you apply certain normalization. The problem is that both parties involved are highly speculative. Unlike fiat currencies, which express high … | Continue reading
GUEST: If 2017 was a dream for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, 2018 has been a swift return to reality. The value of Bitcoin, which increased over 1,000 percent last year, has decreased by close to 30 percent so far this year, and many other coins have followed suit. The crypto marke … | Continue reading
Running a fully validating bitcoin node helps secure the Bitcoin network. You are verifying transactions and helping other nodes join the network. Although running a full node in the cloud centralizes Bitcoin, it's an easy option for those who don't have an "always on" computer a … | Continue reading
(Reuters) — Jolted by the global investment craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, U.S. lawmakers are moving to consider new rules that could impose stricter federal oversight on the emerging asset class, several top lawmakers told Reuters. Bipartisan momentum is growing … | Continue reading
Siemens has formed a consortium of giant companies to form a community of trust to build greater cyber security. The major industrial and tech allies in the consortium include Airbus, Allianz, Daimler Group, IBM, MSC, NXP, SGS, and Deutsche Telekom. Those companies believe that c … | Continue reading
While Coinbase has had its fair share of technical issues the last few months, it seems the latest one may not be their fault. Earlier today reports started coming in across social media and reddit that Coinbase users were seeing strange charges on their credit and debit cards. … | Continue reading
The UK government has directly accused Russia of being behind the so called NotPetya ransomware attack last year — which quickly spread around the globe, including affecting businesses in Spain, France and India, demanding payment in Bitcoin to unlock infected machines. Read Mor … | Continue reading
Demand is off the charts for blockchain talent, and the capital is waiting to back it up. Over $3.7 billion has been raised through ICOs in the United States alone. Blockchain-related jobs are the second-fastest growing in today’s labor market; there are now 14 jobs openings for … | Continue reading
Less than a month ago I was happy to be able to write about a new accelerator focused narrowly on technological solutions to problems faced by our oceans — and today the organization behind that accelerator has announced that the mysterious Pineapple Fund has backed its conserva … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Sentiments about cryptocurrencies are as fickle as the price of a token. But everyone can agree on one thing: Cryptocurrency is a hot topic. A year ago, however, before initial coin offerings (ICOs) became a thing, it wasn’t an easy task to draw crowds around crypto st … | Continue reading
Nvidia reported better-than-expected earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter that ended on January 31. The company said it’s earning non-GAAP revenues of $1.72 a share on revenues of $2.91 billion. Analysts had expected $1.16 a share on revenue of $2.68 billion. It makes you wonde … | Continue reading
In a hearing today before the Senate Banking Committee, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Christopher Giancarlo opened up about what the near-term U.S. regulatory fate of cryptocurrency might look like. In a … | Continue reading
The head of the Bank for International Settlements has blasted bitcoin as "a bubble," "a Ponzi scheme" and an "environmental disaster." | Continue reading
Futures may have boosted bitcoin above $10k, but it appears that rally has all but unwound. | Continue reading
The total value of all cryptocurrencies fell to $276 billion today – the lowest level since Nov. 26. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices plunged to a 12-week low below $6,000 this morning, reporting double-digit percentage losses amid a continued crypto market sell-off. | Continue reading
(Reuters) — Digital currency Bitcoin fell more than 15 percent on Monday to a nearly three-month low amid a slew of concerns ranging from a global regulatory clampdown to a ban on using credit cards to buy bitcoin by British and U.S. banks. On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchan … | Continue reading
The crypto crash is reverberating through the Internet while the “rest” of the economy – namely the stock market – enters free fall. Commentary on the very human and thus flawed stock market is still well within the realm of pundits and guys who press funny buttons on TV, whithe … | Continue reading
YouTube on the blockchain is one of the holy grails of the crypto community. The new generation of video artists and their audience seem tailor-made for a blockchain-based distribution and restitution system — one that depends on micro-payments and digitally secured provenance. … | Continue reading
Es gibt einige Millionäre der ersten Crypto-Währungs-Welle. Milliardäre sogar. Und die haben eine eigene Vorstellung von der Zukunft, da ihr Reichtum ja noch vielerorts in legalen Grauzonen liegt. Laut einem Bericht der NY Times wollen... | Continue reading