The Difference Between Private And Public Blockchain
By Sam Mitchell
The concept of blockchain has been a rather difficult subject to most people. And you have probably heard an array of characteristics ranging from immutability to transparency. While they might have told you that the purest form of blockchain advocate for transparency, there are private blockchains that don’t exactly subscribe to this decree. This piece explores public and private blockchains and the differences that emanates between the two. Public blockchains...
Bitcoin
By Sam Mitchell
Cryptocurrency is the new wave in the financial markets globally. It has shaken up, shaped up, transformed and re-invented the money markets, revolutionizing how we perceive and do business. The emergence of Cryptocurrency has been aided by the widespread use and penetration of the internet, with the latest statistics as of 2016 indicating that about 3.5 billion people, that is about 45% of the entire global population having access to...
Best Crypto To Mine In 2019
By Sam Mitchell
Crypto mining is basically validating transactions that have adhered to specific rules in the network and adding them. Miners compete with one another in solving mathematical challenge problems that come in crypto hash functions. The miners who find the solution first, are paid. The process of mining itself is done via various means. The best way, however, is setting up a mining farm. However, a mining farm can prove to...
Tennis Star Wozniacki Becomes The Latest Athlete To Release A Virtual Currency
By Sam Mitchell
Another sports star Carolina Wozniacki has announced plans to launch her Cryptocurrency. The Danish tennis player will collaborate with the Global Crypto Offering Exchange (GCOX) in this project. Other celebrities who have worked with this company for similar reasons include boxer Manny Pacquiao, ex-soccer star Michael owner, and singer Jason Derulo. Wozniacki To Launch A Coin Carolina Wozniacki, a famous Danish tennis player has said that she will be introducing...
2019 Outlook For The Top 5 Cryptocurrencies
By Sam Mitchell
2018 wasn’t the best year for cryptocurrencies. The year was marred by a yearlong decline in prices that resulted in uncertainties in the digital currency industry. But as bad as the year was, there were still some positives to derive from. In fact, the bear run itself flushed out weak of weak hands, thus helped mature the market. In addition, Experts in the digital currency market believe that there was...
Report: Cryptocurrencies And Blockchain Are Maturing
By Sam Mitchell
The price upheavals in the past year and a half have caused tremendous changes in the crypto industry. The result of the changes has been a market, more mature than ever and that which is experiencing more appreciation, acceptance and infrastructure development Most crypto enthusiasts today are blind to the fact that there are different tiers of cryptocurrency besides the investment and price perspective. The technology part of cryptocurrencies is...
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...
Coincoin Now Accepting BCH
By Sam Mitchell
Coincoin, one of the leading mining parts suppliers in Venezuela, has announced that it will now be accepting BCH. Venezuela is among the countries where virtual currencies enjoy a very speedy adoption. The south American country suffered certain economic and political crisis in the past. This led to hyperinflation of the bolivar, which is the country's national currency. Coincoin has its offices in Caracas and is among a host of...
NEM Price Rises To 2-Month High
By Sam Mitchell
Following the relisting of one of the leading crypto exchange in Japan, Coincheck, the price of NEM tokens has risen to a two-month high. It Is A Shining Moment For NEM Tokens NEM, which is a native token of the XEM cryptocurrency is the latest to have witnessed a renounce in its price. This price increase came after Coincheck, a reputable crypto exchange in Japan assured its consumers that it...
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...
The Looming Stablecoins War
By Sam Mitchell
One of the biggest news this year is the announcement of the upcoming launch of the Facebook Libra coin project. A group of companies have come together to manage a basket of fiat currencies. They will maintain the digital token as a stable and redeemable value. The token not only follows the idea of stablecoins but has taken it out of the crypto chamber and put it on the public...
The Three Altcoins Showing Strength Against Bitcoin
By Sam Mitchell
In the last couple of days, bitcoin has been trying hard to put together a significant run. But its efforts have been futile. Every attempt to bounce back is being pushed back by a ceiling wall. The flagship cryptocurrency is drowning further beyond the $9,000 support level. The good news however, is that the weakening bitcoin is giving an opportunity for the badly beaten altcoins to recoup losses and bounce...
Reasons why Bitcoin Is Surging
By Sam Mitchell
Crypto traders were recently reminded of the events that took place in 2017; when BTC and other altcoins took the world by storm with huge returns. The sustained and sudden breakout has created a sense of panic among the people who neglected to accumulate during the bear market’s depths. Here are some of the reasons why the price of Bitcoin has been soaring for the past couple of years. Heavy...
Giving A Speech About Blockchain – 4 Tips
By Sam Mitchell
Are you concerned about your audience’s reception in your upcoming blockchain presentation? Does it concern you that they may find your presentation boring, or too technical to apprehend? Then this piece may be of great help. Contrary to popular belief the blockchain concept is relatively simple. Many who have opened their minds to understand the concept have seen a dire need for its application. The technology is already cutting across...
Monero (XMR)
By Sam Mitchell
Would it be okay if everyone was allowed to check your bank account balance? How about checking the transactions you have made? Even worse right? Yes, anyone would feel awkward and insecure about it. Privacy in financial transactions is one of the most sought out things but the sad reality in our institutions is that we are being watched right before and after we transact. They constantly monitor our bank...
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...
Best IEO Platforms
By Sam Mitchell
Experts have predicted an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) boom in the coming months, possibly similar to the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) boom witnessed in 2017/2018. When companies create their own crypto, they need funds for the project. And how do they get the funding? By asking from the public, which is also called crowdfunding. When they decide to host the crowdfunds on their own, that’s an ICO. But if they...
Online Casinos That Accept Cryptocurrencies
By Umberto Papa
Bovada Casino is quite popular amongst the gamblers and casino players in the United States and other parts of the subcontinent. It offers many gaming and gambling options to choose from. The monopoly of Bovada Casino’s popularity is its transactions via cryptocurrency. Bovada Casino can be accessed through diverse devices and OS. Its inception was in 2011 and since then it is gaining popularity day by day. Bovada Casino is...
Malaysia’s Finance Minister Says Central Bank To Handle Cryptocurrency Issuance
By Sam Mitchell
In the past few months, there have been debates about Cryptocurrency regulation in Malaysia. This has forced the country's Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng to come forward and say that it is only the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the country's central bank has the final decision on the issuance of Cryptos. The recently launched political fundraising platform, Harapan Coin project has attracted support and criticism in equal measure due...
Crypto-Social Media Combining Projects
By Sam Mitchell
The innovative nature of cryptocurrencies makes it easy for the modern day person to adopt the technology. Social media integrating crypto support is not a common thing. However, the few existing ones have been receiving immense support which is not commonly found in other platforms. Today’s piece, we focus on projects that have attempted, or are planning to attempt the option. Their success may be guaranteed but, it appears that...
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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 […]
