AFX Group
By Sam Mitchell
AFX Group is a Forex (foreign exchange) broker that offers the trading services through the MetaTrader 4, as well as Web training platforms. When it comes to the execution model of orders, AFX Group can just be defined as an a-book broker available on the market. AFX Group is focused on offering the trading of indices, currencies, bonds, stocks, as well as commodities. AFX Group is basically an online forex...
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Appoints ProximaX for Its Blockchain Services
By Umberto Papa
ProximaX appointed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of Malaysia to blockchain NIOSH’s certification process. NIOSH was established as a company limited by guarantee on 24th June 1992 by the Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia. NIOSH’s function is to provide training, consultation services, disseminate information, and conduct research in the field of occupational safety and health. NIOSH’s vision is to be a leading centre of excellence...
The Launch Of Grin Mining Attracts Interest From Serious Investors
By Sam Mitchell
Grin is one of the latest privacy-oriented virtual coin. Its recent launch has now drawn the attention of deep-pocketed capitalists and cypherpunks in this vast market. This new network was officially introduced to the market on Tuesday, 15th January and is already making good progress. However, there is a new group that has turned in force to mine on this new network. Details About The Grin’s Launch This new launch...
European Commission Boss Acknowledges Bitcoin Friendly Micronation
By Sam Mitchell
As 2019 fairs along, the Liberland sovereign state has continued to bring in more headway. It has continued to receive recognition from various top leaders at the European Union. There are also a host of members of parliament that have also recognized the micronation. The micronation had earlier claimed the parcel of land between Serbia and Croatia. On the 31st of January 2019, the president of the European Union validated...
Self-Regulation Of Crypto Exchanges Approved In Japan
By Sam Mitchell
Wednesday, 24th October 2018 will go down as a great day in the history of the Cryptocurrency market. On this particular day, the Financial Services Agency of Japan granted the Crypto market an authority to self-regulate. This implies that the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association can now establish rules for consumer protection, operational requirements, and employee ethics. A Way Of Restoring Back The Market Trust In a statement released on...
Why Tokenising Ethereum Gas Makes Sense
By Sam Mitchell
Ethereum cryptocurrency is one of the most exciting blockchain projects. Nevertheless, the cryptocurrency has come across a few hurdles, such as concerns over the cryptocurrency’s ability to reduce or even scale the overall transaction costs. That being so, a solution to allow users to tokenize the Ethereum gas market presents itself. Some interesting aspects of the technology are cropping up with the new concept, but it still remains to be...
Dethroning The Dollar
By Sam Mitchell
Mark Carney, the Bank of England governor has made a suggestion that a digital currency in the design of Facebook’s Libra could dethrone the dollar in the foreign markets reign. Carney was making the proposal at the Jackson Hole symposium of central bankers where he vaguely proposed a synthetic hegemonic currency. The truth is that, the dollar is losing its lustre and soon enough it will be replaced with a...
Blockchain Advancements In The Banking System
By Sam Mitchell
The wings of blockchain are extending further and deeper into our society and in our lives, and we are just at the beginning of the beginning of the blockchain wave. In a few years, the paradigm shift will become more apparent as the technology starts to shape the future. Finance is one area being heavily impacted by blockchain. These changes being felt will continue to impact the sector for a...
Cardano (ADA)
By Sam Mitchell
Cardano is one of the most interesting projects in the crypto space. It is a public Blockchain and a smart contract platform similar to Ethereum’s. Cardano combines the best of Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum. It supports ADA cryptocurrency which users use to receive and send funds. The token is named after ADA Lovelace, a mathematician and the first ever computer programmer from the 19th century. ADA, Cardano’s crypto had a...
What’s Going on with Crypto Prices? Use Your Nose
By Jason Bloomberg
Every crypto fan noticed bitcoin network above $4,000 on March 16th. However, there was broad confusion over why. Sure, there were plenty of theories. Crypto expert Nigel Green says the crypto winter is over. Prominent crypto trader Alec Ziupsnys says that the crypto market has hit bottom. And then there’s crypto whale Zhao Dong, who advises hodlers to keep on hodling – the “only thing you need is patience.” With...
The Evolving Blockchain Business
By Sam Mitchell
The facilitation of peer to peer transactions is the primary use case for blockchain. Many businesses have found it profitable cutting down the middleman, along with other benefits. Among other benefits that appeal to businessmen is the drastic cutting down of fees when sending funds to one another and on the exchanges. For instance, on September 5th, someone paid $700 fee after sending $1 billion worth of bitcoin. And yet...
Corporations Boosting Blockchain Adoption
By Sam Mitchell
When Satoshi designed bitcoin, his vision was getting rid of the authority, roles, and purposes of central institutions especially when it came to finances. The objective is getting twisted as time goes on, bitcoin may end up getting affected by centralized corporate actions it avoided in the first place. Whether it’s for the better, we can only wait and see. But, as long as the gospel of Blockchain is preached,...
Fighting Counterfeit Booze-Using Blockchain
By Sam Mitchell
Do you know that a third of alcoholic contents in the world are counterfeit? This is according to the statistics given by the International Center for Alcohol Policies. In the UK, the market value for alcoholic drinks in 2018 reached 54 million euros. Such a highly profitable industry is vulnerable to counterfeits. The European Union Intellectual Property Office reported that UK loses over 200 million euros yearly from mock-ups of...
Simon Cocking Discusses Facebook Coin, Bitcoin, And More
By Sam Mitchell
Simon Cocking while appearing in an interview with Dailyiconews gives an interesting perceptive about the growing significance of technology in redefining the modern world. The ICO advisor is also the Editor-in-Chief at CryptoCoinNews, the Senior Editor at Irish Tech News, a Blockchain business mentor, and an accomplished public speaker with years of experience. Popular Topics In The Crypto Economy Interest In Bitcoin Is On The Rise As editor-in-chief of Coin...
Trading Vehicles To Crypto Maturity
By Sam Mitchell
A decade ago, speculating on crypto prices meant buying bitcoin and adding it in your crypto wallet. Crypto exchanges were not many and purchasing bitcoin was a feat worthy of bragging rights. In addition, liquidity was very low while there was barely any infrastructure. Cryptocurrencies were less of a financial instrument rather than a digital novelty. The dominating centralized exchanges invented the idea that bitcoin and other crypto had relative...
Exim Bank To Use Xrp Cryptocurrency In Settling Cross Border Transactions
By Sam Mitchell
Euro Exim Bank is in line to becoming the first bank to officially announce the utilization of the XRP digital currency in facilitating cross-border payments. Euro Exim Bank is based in London and mainly focuses in the provision of financial services to businesses involved in imports and exports. Exim Bank Collaborates with Ripple Ripple made the announcement that Euro Exim Bank will be using XRP for cross border payments on...
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Trading Is Now Live
By Sam Mitchell
At exactly 8 pm EST, bitcoin’s futures trading went live at the Intercontinental Exchange for the very first time. Finally, the much-anticipated launch of Bakkt’s bitcoin futures trading platform is here. The platform is now trading live at the Intercontinental Exchange. When It All Began It all began in 2018, the year after the meteoric break out of bitcoin. Everybody had his eye on bitcoin. Not just the media but...
Creating A Cryptocurrency – The Basics
By Sam Mitchell
There is no doubt digital currencies and Blockchain have recently been having the most impactful development. Investors have made quite a ton of money investing in digital currencies and the Blockchain industry has grown tremendously as a result. Bitcoin’s success has been the defining moment for the new digital revolution. More and more people now want to create better cryptocurrencies that promise to reverse Bitcoin flaws. Some indeed have, others...
Blockchain Engineering – Skills Needed
By Sam Mitchell
The latest Gartner report predicts that by 2021, an overwhelming 90% of enterprises will need to integrate blockchain platforms to stay relevant and competitive. Blockchain is today’s next big thing. Its popularity has kept on increasing since its inception in 2009. Businesses have been forced to cope up with the disrupting technology, and now every country, Government and even major organizations have started implementing blockchain processes. If you keenly look...
Bitcoin ABC Is Ten Blocks Ahead After The Beginning Of The BCH Network Update
By Sam Mitchell
The network update for Bitcoin Cash began on November 15th as it had been predicted earlier. Many consumers and market analysts had earlier predicted that the update would lead to a hard fork. The Updated Report This was a test to see which crypto coin has gained the highest market command. The competition was between Bitcoin Satoshi Vision, Bitcoin Unlimited and Bitcoin ABC. Both Bitcoin Unlimited and the Bitcoin ABC...
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October 14, 2019
Going on 2020, What Crypto And Blockchain Investors Have To Know
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 […]
October 12, 2019
Find Love on Blockchain
From use cases in energy, finance and insurance industry, blockchain now has a new use case; finding love. Yes, you read it right, blockchain is now a solution to finding your soulmate. If you have tried other technologies like tinder, then you know that not everything is real and the world can be very deceiving. […]
October 10, 2019
Celebrities Totally Into Bitcoin
Bitcoin used to be synonymous with the black market purchase of illegal goods. But now celebrities have joined the crypto craze. We explore some of the celebrities who have joined the crypto bandwagon or shown interest in the new wave of digital money. Kanye West Besides suing a crypto project for trademark infringement, Yeezy himself has […]
