Organizations That Accept Cryptocurrency Donations
By Sam Mitchell
Charity groups and NGOs have not been left behind in adopting Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum among others. Unlike fiat currencies, it is easy to send donations in altcoins as the process is cheap and fast. Virtual currencies are known for making it easy for such groups to raise more funds as the process is simple and possible regardless of the geographical location of the donor. The number of...
Going on 2020, What Crypto And Blockchain Investors Have To Know
By Sam Mitchell
The markets have revealed a lot in 2019. We now have to use some of those insights coming into 2020. Considering what happened in 2018, 2019 wasn’t such a bad year per se. We had a bull run during the first half of the year, although the prices stagnated and dropped at some point, it’s safe to say the year was good. Now, coming into 2020 and 2021, we all...
How BTC Could Reach New Highs
By Sam Mitchell
The last couple of weeks have seen bitcoin gain momentum. BTC price has been rising since the currency registered its first positive month in February. A few corrections latter and the price started rising steadily. After hitting the $10,000 mark, it was clearly evident, bitcoin was heading for a bull run. And for a moment, bitcoin enthusiasts thought it was going to go all the way. But that was not...
Who Pays for Bitcoin Mining?
By Jason Bloomberg
Of all the properties of Bitcoin, the one that always seemed the most magical was how miners got paid in Bitcoin seemingly out of nowhere. Abracadabra! As the value of Bitcoin (or any other proof-of-work crypto) goes up, so too do the rewards. It’s like being able to print your own money, right? Just one problem: the value of the crypto that miners make has to come from somewhere. And...
The Stumbling Blocks To Blockchain’s Takeover
By Sam Mitchell
Only less than a handful of technologies have created such a buzz and controversy as blockchain has. To some people, technology is transformative and critical to the future of technology. To others, however, it’s the opposite; a complete sham, a Ponzi scheme, and a fraud. How can you reconcile the two divides? By shunning ignorance. Maybe then, critics can learn that there is more to the technology than what they...
Interesting Bitcoin Price Predictions
By Sam Mitchell
Anyone can predict bitcoin’s future price, but doing so precisely is not a simple task. One has to consider a myriad of factors that come into play, including the high level of volatility infamous with crypto markets. Today, we weigh in on some of the bitcoin predictions made in the recent past. Several predictions have been made, and it has turned to a debate, who’s right and who is overzealous....
CryptoProfile
By Sam Mitchell
CryptoProfile is one of the top ranking blockchain marketing organization that is focused on creating a consolidated airdrop platform for the Initial Coin Offering market. The main aim of the platform is to link ICOs projects with a huge number of crypto traders, with various services that would improve the marketing campaigns. The platform would be involved in four main areas, namely Bounties, Airdrops, Education, as well as the opportunities...
Malta Financial Services Authority Sets Agents Exam
By Sam Mitchell
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has introduced a test under the Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Act for those applying for virtual currency agent certification. Despite the agency introducing a few changes to boost performance, only a third of about 250 candidates passed the test. The government has said having qualified agents is essential, as many Crypto firms require them. Malta Now Has Certified Cryptocurrency Agents Those wishing to become...
ICO Class Action
By Sam Mitchell
ICO Class Action (ICA) is a portal that helps people who have suffered financial losses because of ICOs that are not delivering. This platform provides assessment, legal support, and advice to the people who lose money because of such ICOs. Most of the people who lose their money because of the non-delivering ICOs usually do not know what to do or who to turn to. But this particular platform provides...
KFC Venezuela To Accept Dash
By Sam Mitchell
From the beginning of this week, KFC in Venezuela will be accepting payments made in Dash. This decision has seen KFC Venezuela become the latest fast-food chain to accept virtual currency in the country, in a growing list that includes Papa John and Subway. Established Businesses Using Dash According to the Forbes report that broke the news, KFC will be making this program accessible to its store based in the...
Will Coinbase Partner Google In The Future?
By Sam Mitchell
Coinbase has been in the crypto business almost from the start. The firm has made a name for itself in the crypto arena providing a safe and regulated space for facilitation of crypto storage and transfers. Coinbase has had quite a share of flaws but this has happened to almost everyone in the upper crypto food chain. Its services though have not downgraded. On the contrary, they are often second...
In Search of ‘Real’ Blockchain? Good Luck with That
By Jason Bloomberg
Last week, Kadena founder Stuart Popejoy questioned whether the IBM HyperLedger Fabric blockchain was a ‘real’ blockchain in this article on Cointelegraph. His argument has several provocative points, but his central concern is Fabric’s consensus mechanism. According to Popejoy, “A blockchain is, at its core, a decentralized immutable ledger of events or transactions in which truth is enforced by a consensus mechanism” – a definition most readers would more or...
Blockchain In The Health Sector
By Sam Mitchell
Today we share yet another success tale, courtesy of blockchain, the revolutionizing technology. It’s no secret that blockchain is doing wonders in the industrial transformation of economies. Blockchain is bringing efficiency and transparency in a fashion never seen before, and today we explore the transformation that blockchain could bring to the healthcare sector. As quoted by an industry specialist, the adoption of blockchain technology to health facilities is the “holy...
What Next For Bitcoin After April Gains?
By Sam Mitchell
Bitcoin prices are now on a 3-month upswing since the first positive month since July 2018 was recorded in February. April is officially the third month. And everyone now wants to know what’s next for the flagship currency. In early April, Bitcoin, the most prominent currency in the market registered significant increases amounting to over 20% in a day. Later the same month, the coin experienced additional gains but retained...
South Korean Government To Use Blockchain Technology To Track Beef
By Sam Mitchell
South Korea has announced a Blockchain technology pilot that will be used to track the movement of beef through the supply chain network. Blockchain Technology To Make Process Easier According to the reports made by the Yonhap News Agency, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will be partnering in in the undertaking. The pilot will be launched next month, December, and is...
Bitcoin Cash: History And Purpose
By Sam Mitchell
Bitcoin developers always knew that they would one day encounter a scaling issue. More specifically the size of transaction blocks, being limited to 1MB. It’s not news that the issue reached its climax with substantial delays in transaction processing and limitations regarding the number of the transaction the network processes. And what do users, miners and developers do on the onset of such a problem? They look for multiple ways for solutions....
How Does Cryptocurrency Work
By Sam Mitchell
A story is told of a young boy, barely 12 years old at the time, his name, Erick Finman. He bought bitcoin back in 2011 when it was retailing at $12. He had just received a $1000 gift from his grandmother and wasn’t sure what to do with the money. On the advice of his brother, the young boy invested in bitcoin continually to the point of owning 403 coins...
India’s Crypto Regulatory Framework Finalization Almost Complete
By Sam Mitchell
Just a couple of months ago, the government of India prepared a regulatory framework for the cryptos. The preparation of the report was initiated by an inter-ministerial committee. The latest news from the government is that the crypto regulation report is being finalized. A local news outlet had earlier filed a Right to Information. Therefore, this acted as a response. The Finalizing Stages Of The Report For quite some time...
33 Cryptocurrencies Described In Four Words Or Less
By Umberto Papa
The cryptocurrency which is known as Bitcoin is the first one to hit the market and has started garnering attention from the people. The value of this newly minted currency has quickly risen from being almost nothing to more than a $1,000. After that, the price of Bitcoin fell and some people started questioning the value of Bitcoin currency, that whether these new types of currencies are desirable as they...
Unlocking Blockchain’s True Potential
By Sam Mitchell
The decentralized network’s capability to solve problems across a wide range of industries is undisputable. Yet we are in the beginning of the beginning of blockchain. And if that’s the case, then the $10 billion in revenue that has been predicted of blockchain companies by ABI Research in the next few years is very possible. According to Nick Szabo, distributed ledger technologies are decentralized and trustless. Innovations in social scalability...
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