As the 12 regular readers of this blog know, I try to commute to work by bicycle 2-3 times a week. I do it for recreation, transportation and enjoyment. Obviously, there is some health-related benefits from riding a bike 15 miles round-trip, but I don’t use the “exercise” word wh … | Continue reading
Look at the chill mom above. Look how reassuringly affluent she is and how many shades of cream there are in her house. But what's this strange object on the table, next to the dying house plant and abandoned christmas tree decoration? Why, it's the Keurig of Weed Vaporizers, bri … | Continue reading
When looking at the cryptocurrency market as a whole, this movement is becoming quite popular and keeps increasing in value. Not all of that value – US$19.481 bn – stems forth from the Bitcoin price itself, but also the companies active in this space. Bitcoin Ecosystem Value Gets … | Continue reading
As you’re watching the scene in Ironman 3, where Jarvis, the holographic computer, outfits him with a new and improved version of his ultra-high tech suit of armor, it dawns on you that being an entrepreneur is a great career path. You may just be an entrepreneur like Tony Stark … | Continue reading
In yesterday’s analysis, we commented on the relatively slow week we had seen in the bitcoin price last week, and noted that – in response to the little bit of volatility we saw over the weekend – we expected some decent momentum to come our way during Monday’s session. As things … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price failed once again to trade near the $15.00 level vs the US dollar and moved down. Yesterday’s highlighted bullish trend line on the hourly chart (data feed via Kraken) of ETH/USD was broken during the downside drift. Two failures to trade and break $ … | Continue reading
If there's one thing all nerds can agree on, it's that night modes absolutely rule.I have no idea why this is a thing, but it is. Literally just this weekend, while procrastinating on a story I was supposed to be writing, I started searching for a way to add a night mode to Googl … | Continue reading
Last Friday, two Verge staffers embarked on a potentially misguided journey to a new Tim Burton-themed bar in New York City. This is their experience. Continue reading… | Continue reading
We are heading into the close of the European session on Monday, and it’s time to sort out our strategy for this evening’s trading. In this morning’s analysis we highlighted a pretty wide range, and based it on the latest swing lows and swing highs that presented themselves over … | Continue reading
Kobo, the e-reading service owned by Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten, has notched up one more key brand among those that turning to the company to build out their e-books business in a collective bid to compete against the might of Amazon and its Kindle empire. Waterstones today … | Continue reading
Reports of a new fitness tracker from Samsung first surfaced last month, followed by a leak from the company's own website. Now, what look like promo images for the new device — thought to be the Gear Fit 2 — have appeared online, showing the wristband with a variety of watch fac … | Continue reading
Ripple has always been an initiative to bridge the gap between blockchain technology and traditional banking. Now that this protocol has been showcased as an integration into Temenos T24, the future is looking for bright for Ripple and its partners. Temenos T24 Integration is a B … | Continue reading
It’s Monday morning, and we are about to kick off a fresh session out of Europe. Action over the weekend – as is becoming the norm – gave us plenty to discuss, and we’ll be using some of the key levels to carry forward into today’s strategy. Things were a little slow last week an … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price after correcting a few points vs the US Dollar found support and moved higher once again. There is a bullish trend line formed on the hourly chart (data feed via Kraken) of ETH/USD, which is acting as a support for the price. It looks like the price … | Continue reading
The Bitcoin network is weighed down by increasing number of transactions over the blockchain. Thanks to the smaller block size of 1 MB, which has not been upgraded since the days of Bitcoin’s creation. The increased load on the network has led to delays in confirmation of transac … | Continue reading
Ethereum has been getting a lot of attention in recent times, yet it remains unclear as to why people use this cryptocurrency so often. With the network surpassing 40,000 transactions per day, there have to be some legitimate use cases for Ether. But where’s the money going? Figu … | Continue reading
What really happened with Mt Gox, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange at one time which unfortunately went bankrupt? The bankruptcy was allegedly brought upon it due to the theft of huge amounts of bitcoin by hackers combined with mismanagement and embezzlement by Mark Karpeles, … | Continue reading
Pepper, the doe-eyed humanoid robot developed by SoftBank and Aldebaran Robotics, will soon be open to more developers. At Google I/O this week, SoftBank announced that little Pepper is getting an Android SDK. The Japanese company will also open a Pepper-centric outpost in San Fr … | Continue reading
Despite the overwhelming success of The DAO so far, a lot of people are still unable to wrap their head around the concept. However, the project has attracted thousands of investors around the world, which is a feat that should not be ignored. But does the idea make enough sense … | Continue reading
If you ask anyone about the top cryptocurrencies at the moment, the answer will definitely be Bitcoin and Ethereum, followed by Ripple, Litecoin, Dash and so on. Most of them will also say that Ethereum will kick Bitcoin’s butt in the near future, thanks to its rapid growth. They … | Continue reading
Key Points Bitcoin price declined sharply this past week, as it traded lower not only against the USD but also vs the ETH. There was a downside move towards the $435 support level, which prevented further losses. There is likely a double bottom pattern formed on the hourly chart … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price surged higher this past week vs the US Dollar and traded as high as $14.88 where it found sellers. I was expecting the price to test the $15.00 level, but it looks like there was a minor miss. There was a bullish trend line formed on the hourly chart … | Continue reading
The SEC is taking a very close look at all exchange-traded funds, and they might impose “enhanced attention” rules. Tightened regulation of funds could be on the horizon, which, if this proposal is approved, could end up affecting all Bitcoin ETFs on the market today. SEC Chairwo … | Continue reading
The Coinbase exchange platform will be going through several changes over the coming months, as they will rebrand to GDAX and add two new cryptocurrencies. Ethereum support has already been confirmed, and it seems very likely Litecoin will be added as well. But what does this mea … | Continue reading
Fred Wilson, the partner at Union Square Ventures which happens to be one of the leading investment firms in the Bitcoin and blockchain technology sector recently spoke at a Coin Center Annual Dinner event held on May 2, 2016. In the event, he spoke about his experiences with the … | Continue reading
Breakfast in the land of wellness bloggers is a truly magical moment. There’s no pouring the crushed remnants of five different cereal boxes in a plastic baggie or getting dark glares from your seat mate as you shovel in handfuls of dusty crumbs on the bus. Half toasted pop tarts … | Continue reading
I have a few weaknesses of my own; I can become lazy, brain-foggy and out of it for days at a time. During those days, I don’t really get much done. I can’t bring myself to do things that I absolutely have to, such as going to work (I work remotely, however, not going in … Contin … | Continue reading
In 7 Surprising Things I Learned Writing a Fibonacci Generator in JavaScript, I covered one obvious use-case for ES6 generator functions…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
There is no shortage of advice when it comes to which tools software companies should use to run their businesses. We’ve all come across numerous “Top 100 resources for startups”-type posts at least once as we Google our way to entrepreneurial success. But after reading just one … | Continue reading
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Take-Two revealed that Rockstar Games will announce its new projects soon, two of the best Batman games are getting remastered and packaged together, and we looked at a game about Syrian refugees. Happy reading, and have a g … | Continue reading
So that’s it. Another week’s worth of bitcoin price trading gone, and one during which we saw plenty of unpredictable, yet perfectly tradable, price action unfold. As ever, however, the end of the traditional financial week far from means the end of our trading week. Bitcoin’s de … | Continue reading
The war between traditional finance and Bitcoin is far from over the by the look of things, as Barclays has shut down several Pingit accounts belonging to cryptocurrency exchanges. As one comes to expect, Barclays did not even bother to notify the sellers in advance. Barclays Doe … | Continue reading
Exciting times are ahead for Coinbase customers and Ethereum enthusiasts, as the exchange platform will support ETH trading soon. Additionally, the company will rebrand to GDAX, and the new website and logo will be coming soon. GDAX Rebrand and Ethereum Trading Similar to most ot … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price continued to trade with a bullish bias vs the US Dollar, and may test my final target of $15.00 soon. Once again, my yesterday’s idea of buying dips worked, and the price bounced after a minor dip. The highlighted bullish trend line formed on the hou … | Continue reading
Attribution: amymariestad.tumblr.com This gif right here really strikes a chord with me. You see; I know a ton of people like the girl on the left, but only one person who sees the world as the girl on the right does. It’s important – especially when you’re going your own way thr … | Continue reading
Pools are disgusting. That's the only sane conclusion that can be reached after reading today's CDC report on violations found at public aquatic venues in five states in 2013. Routine inspection conducted that year revealed that 80 percent of public pools, hot tubs, and spas pres … | Continue reading
The Mt. Gox lawsuit is keeping a lot of Bitcoin enthusiasts on edge as of late, as many affected victims are still holding out hope of a [partial] refund. But over in Canada, the class action lawsuit against Mt. Gox has been dismissed, which is not good news at all. Canadian Mt. … | Continue reading
The European session is about to close for the day, and the US afternoon is set to take over the lion’s share of the bitcoin price market volume. As ever, the second of our two daily bitcoin price analyses will cover our approach going forward into the US afternoon and beyond int … | Continue reading
LinkedIn, the professional networking site now has millions of users’ credentials in the public domain. These credentials from the beginning of this decade are up for sale on the deep web. Nothing is private or secure on the internet. Whether it is your photos stored on a cloud p … | Continue reading
He'd never tell you this himself, but poor Ian was up until 3am last night putting together a video explainer on how to get started in Fallout 4's latest DLC, Far Harbor (leaving out that 'u' made me hurt typing it as much as it did you reading it, trust me).Why did Ian do this t … | Continue reading
Now that The DAO is making media headlines all over the world, Ethereum community members are coming up with new ideas to take the DAO concept one step further. Whether or not Global Banking Network will ever be implemented, remains to be seen, as there are a lot more questions t … | Continue reading
It’s morning time in Europe again, and as such, time to put forward our first analysis of the day in the bitcoin price. We’ve been craving some volatility over the last few days, and action last night finally gave us that volatility. Having initially gained to overnight highs jus … | Continue reading
The Gambling Industry is one of the industries that has grown a lot since Bitcoin first appeared. Since Bitcoin was the perfect currency to be used in the internet, online Casinos have been thriving since 2012. Since Bitcoin first appeared, many businesses such as Ponzi and pyram … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price is still stuck inside the ascending channel pattern on the 4-hour time frame and still hovering around support. Price has been consolidating above the $450 level for quite some time, as bears are trying to find more energy for a downside … | Continue reading
Someone asked me what a freelancer is yesterday (I live in Istanbul, so I get these questions asked a lot since I’m a native speaker) and it really stuck out amongst all the questions asked that day. I’m the first freelance writer the company I work for has ever hired, so there w … | Continue reading
Trezor, the hardware Bitcoin wallet from SatoshiLabs will soon allow users to store ether in it as well. The latest news snippet is making rounds on the internet communities. The claims about Trezor extending support to ether is also backed by the respective source code for the h … | Continue reading
Google I/O is here. What you can expect from today's big announcement? For one thing, a closer look at Android N. We might also see some updates to Chrome OS and a new messaging app. Plus: Google's unveiled an Amazon Echo competitor called Google Home. Stay tuned as we catch you … | Continue reading
A new method that lets scientists make antibiotics from scratch could lead to the development of thousands of new drug candidates, according to a study published today in Nature. But some experts caution against getting too excited; it's far too early to tell if the method will h … | Continue reading