The Rumors of Cryptojacking’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated
By Jason Bloomberg
Thank heavens for crypto, or we wouldn’t have two of the greatest cybersecurity scourges of the 21st century: ransomware and cryptojacking. Ransomware was the cybercriminal’s darling in 2017, followed shortly by illicit cryptomining aka cryptojacking in 2018. Now that crypto prices are in the toilet (relatively speaking), it seems that cybercrooks may be shifting back to ransomware as their crypto-crime of choice. However, don’t count cryptojacking out yet. Just this...
Facts On Bitcoin Gambling
By Sam Mitchell
Bitcoin gambling is becoming more popular by the day. Online gamblers are finding digital currency more convenient for their online gambling activities. The online gambling market, on the other hand, has been positively influenced by digital currency and has been made more advanced and innovative. Fast and easy withdrawals and verified and tracked payments have greatly improved and popularized the online gambling experience. There is a growing number of brands...
Coincheck Resumes Xrp, Fct Trading
By Sam Mitchell
Coincheck has announced that it will be resuming trading in XRP and FCT starting from the 26th of November. Services Suspended To Investigate Breach This news was made public by a statement on the exchange’s website, which was signed by the Crypto exchange’s chief executive Toshihiko Katsuya. According to the statements, trading on the two Cryptos will be possible beginning on Monday. The statement also said that deposits and sales...
The New Way Of Storing Private Keys And Recovery Phrases
By Sam Mitchell
We cannot hide from the fact that more than a billion dollars of crypto were lost in 2018 alone. Some users reportedly had their funds hacked or scammed. Others just couldn’t access their funds, simply because, they lost their private keys or recovery phrases. These cases have one thing in common- poor private key management. This piece is all about a new way of securing your private keys and recovery...
Blockchain Investors Summit South Korea 2019
By Sam Mitchell
Address: Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas. Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, in Samseong-1(il)-dong, 521 Teheran-ro, South Korea. Email: info@gbf.world The Global Blockchain Foundation is set to convene a World Blockchain Summit dubbed as the World Blockchain Summit South Korea 2019. The meeting is taking place between on 30th May 2019 at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas, in the city of Seoul, South Korea. The DLT focused conference is targeting Crypto investors, corporate Investors, family...
Goldman Sachs Gets Into Cryptocurrency Through BitGo
By Sam Mitchell
Goldman Sachs, a giant banking group has joined the Cryptocurrency sector. Together with an investment company called Galaxy Digital Ventures, the two have invested around $15 million in BitGo. The Crypto startup is planning to provide security for Cryptocurrencies. The firm has also revealed that it is holding Crypto assets worth around $2 billion. Goldman Sachs Invests In A Crypto Startup Goldman Sachs has officially entered in the Cryptocurrency industry,...
IOTA (IOT)
By Sam Mitchell
IOTA is a crypto technology that facilitates transaction between the Internet Of Things and devices. The acronym IOTA stands for Internet Of Things. IOTA came about the crypto space to deal with transaction fees and the scalability issues prevalent in the Blockchain community. It does so by getting rid of block and chain. Not Your Typical Blockchain IOTA is not your typical network. When working with IOTA, there is no...
Kickvard University Is Offering Cryptocurrency Education
By Sam Mitchell
The Kickvard Online University was launched in October 2018 and is offering courses focusing on Cryptocurrencies. The educational curriculum is designed to equip learners with the skills, knowledge, and experiences to understand how the world of business is evolving around Cryptocurrencies. The languages of instructions are Vietnamese, English, and Russian. This reflects the lecturer’s backgrounds and also the diverse student population. The Blockchain Faculty The online university has only one...
Could Crypto Mining Be Used To Address Climate Change?
By Sam Mitchell
Cryptocurrency mining is a power-intensive process that puts pressure on national grids in places where they operate. Recently, they have been fears that these activities could lead to global warming. Some even claim the process of creating new virtual currencies does more harm on the environment than burning coal. Cryptocurrencies, unlike fiat currencies, have a limited supply. For instance, the maximum number of Bitcoin is 21 million. However, this number...
Tips Before Investing In Cryptocurrencies
By Sam Mitchell
Now that cryptocurrencies are recovering from a bearish year, everyone now wants to invest. Who wouldn’t want a piece of the crypto when they are projected to rise? That being the case, it doesn’t mean you should invest blindly, you have to be careful where you put your money lest you lose your entire investment. The crypto space is vast and doesn’t stop at bitcoin. In many instances, you will...
Ripple XRP: A Budding New Business
By Sam Mitchell
Like other cryptocurrencies, Ripple XRP is back on course. However, the price retardation that has been experienced in the last 48 hours has not spared Ripple XRP either. This kind of shakeup has certainly affected unconfident crypto enthusiasts. Perseverance Is Key The Ripple XRP community is an ecosystem of crypto enthusiasts anticipating to see Ripple XRP grow into prominence with the emerging adoption options. An outstanding quality with entrepreneurship is...
Solution To The Dying Cash System
By Sam Mitchell
There is no denying that the cash system is becoming expendable. In the next two decades, cash might be illegal. And the invention of the computer takes the blame.The revolution started years ago. The same government that can’t resist peeking into our lives will make the idea a reality. The Benefit Of Centralized Currency In places like India, it started in 2016 when Prime Minister Narenda Modi banned most of...
TechFinancials Delves Into Blockchain Following An M&A With Footies To Form NewCo
By Sam Mitchell
NewCo is the latest Blockchain company that has been established following a merger and acquisition of Footies by TechFinancials. This follows an earlier acquisition of 92% of CEDEX which is a diamond exchange platform targeting high-end clients. This M&A proves that the London Stock Exchange-listed firm is diversifying its product base and investment portfolio to also include Blockchain-based companies that have been deemed to be futuristic. Partnership Between TechFinancials And...
What’s Wrong with Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency?
By Jason Bloomberg
I’m sure all you crypto fans out there have heard of Libra, the new crypto that Facebook is planning to roll out next year. What’s not to love? First, even though a consortium of big players is backing the venture, it’s shaping up to be a fully centralized, permissioned endeavor. In my book, that’s the only way to get it right, but for many crypto fans, it’s not really crypto...
Philippine SEC Postpones ICO Regulation Issuance
By Sam Mitchell
The Philippine Star has reported that the country’s regulations have pushed forward the date for the issuance on new ICO (initial coin offering) to mid-January.
Why Crypto Prices Have Improved
By Sam Mitchell
2019 is turning out to be a wonderful year for cryptocurrencies, far from what we witnessed in 2018. The truth is that ever since February, when cryptocurrencies recorded the first positive month, it has all been positive news from cryptocurrencies. The overall increase since January is 60% so far. The 40 percent increase recorded in April has proved very significant to the current figures of cryptocurrencies. But the gains haven’t...
Arrington-backed Crypto Loans Firm to Accept Telegram’s Token as Collateral
By Umberto Papa
Crypto loans firm Nexo says it will accept the gram ICO token from Telegram as collateral. Trouble is, the tokens may not be available for some time. Nexo said that, once tokens have been received following the first public sale of gram tokens through the Liquid exchange platform, kicking off on July 10, it will allow customers to use the tokens as backing for its instant credit lines and planned...
A Bill In Ukraine Proposes Tax Exemption For Cryptocurrency
By Sam Mitchell
A Ukrainian parliamentarian has proposed a bill that will see Cryptocurrency businesses in the country enjoy a tax holiday. According to Yuri Derevyanko, the legislator behind this bill, exempting Crypto firms from taxation for a period of ten years will attract more companies in the related technology and create more job opportunities. The country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada is also dealing with another bill on the virtual currencies sponsored by...
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....
Blockchain In The Search Marketing Industry
By Sam Mitchell
Only a few technologies manage to have huge an impact in their respective industries. Blockchain, however, is a special case. The technology is a turning point that is impacting a wide range of industries, from finance to health and energy and now in marketing. And more coming. Although the technology has not yet penetrated the marketing industry as it ought to be, it is clear. The marketing future is blockchain....
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
