In our ever busy world of Bitcoin and countless Altcoins, it’s increasingly hard by the day to identify the best up and coming cryptocurrencies from an array of pump-and-dump schemes. Stellar is an altcoin with high potentials, and there’s seemingly nothing stopping it from reaching the […]
Monthly Archives: January 2018
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Say what you will about Cryptokitties, but the app does something today that nearly all enterprise blockchains still cannot: exchange one item of value, a cryptokitty, for another item of value, ether. That item of value may be silly (a digital kitten), but to […]
Mark Cuban has had quite the successful run in the tech industry, successfully starting and selling businesses at the opportune time and using his profits to invest in the next big thing. Thus far, the entrepreneur and tech expert has been hesitant to mark […]
If you’ve been waiting for the greatest thing since sliced bread to come along, cryptocurrencies might be it. Over a 53-week span from the beginning of 2017 through the first week of January 2018, the combined market cap of all cryptocurrencies surged by more than 4,500% to as much as […]
Though investors are sharply divided about the viability of cryptocurrencies over the long term, there is no denying that some savvy individuals were able to make an astronomical amount of money speculating on virtual currencies over the past several years. At the same time, though, it’s easy to feel as […]
Dan Schulman, chief executive of PayPal, talks with bitcoin pioneer Wences Casares about bitcoin, blockchain and fintech in a Facebook interview. Casares, a serial entrepreneur, has launched startups across South America and the United States, not the least of which is bitcoin wallet startup Xapo, which he […]
A new bill in the state of Colorado is being introduced to the local Senate that proposes utilizing blockchain technology to help keep private data secure from the likes of cyber-attacks. Analog to Blockchain Legislators initially introduced the bill on January 16, 2018, and it suggests […]
Enjoying “finger lickin’ good” fried chicken has just become a whole lot easier for Bitcoiners—at least in Canada. Yesterday, KFC Canada began offering the first of its kind “Bitcoin bucket”—a bucket of fried chicken that can be purchased with bitcoins. (Source: “KFC Canada Is Accepting Bitcoin for […]
Ripple, cryptocurrency XRP, is up, and it’s no surprise to anyone. It’s like the poster child for cryptocurrency price volatility. It goes up big, it goes down big, sometimes the same day. Usually, it’s price is moving based on good or bad news. That all creates issues when making a Ripple […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has moved to clarify its stance on both ICOs and the cryptocurrency market in general. Many in the cryptocurrency community view an SEC crackdown on activities within the sector as being something of an inevitability. However, judging […]
Digital assets made possible by Ethereum will unlock the largest liquidity event of our lifetime. World-renowned economist Milton Friedman once wrote about a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean called Yap. Though only a speck of land smaller than Pittsburgh, Yap has become an intriguing case among economists and monetary theorists […]
Despite the many risks associated with the budding industry, one thing is certain: 2018 will be an even bigger year for cannabis investment. The amount of capital flowing into the cannabis industry is growing. According to one cannabis research firm, over $3.2 billion worth of capital entered the industry in 2017 […]
Lama is a blockchain enthusiast, the managing editor of block-block-block.com, and TabbFORUM contributor. 2017 was, in general, a great year for cryptocurrency investors. Bitcoin, as you know, rose to unprecedented heights and managed mostly to stay there despite fears of the bubble bursting. Altcoins made more modest progress, […]
IOTA is one of the fastest growing cryptocurrencies with an enthusiastic community of fans. However, it is also one of the most severely criticized cryptocoins. Here we investigate what makes IOTA so controversial – and what value can be found in its approach to scale cryptocurrency. Disputes and Criticism: IOTA Defending […]
Alliance Bernstein Products and companies with sustainable competitive advantages and low capital requirements often make for attractive investments, provided they’re acquired at the right price. So where does this leave blockchain? Blockchain technology—public, decentralized ledgers that record transactions in an efficient, verifiable, and permanent way—represents an exciting new frontier. Like […]
This blockchain developer means business. Sean Williams (TMFUltraLong) In case you haven’t noticed, the cryptocurrency market has been nothing short of unstoppable over the past year and change. After beginning 2017 with a combined market cap of $17.7 billion, the aggregate value of all cryptocurrencies soared to as much as […]
Crypto markets have been in free fall for most of the week as a result of panic selling on the back of news of further crackdowns in Asia. There could be a number of other catalysts for the declines, including the expiration of the […]
$300 billion. Poof. Gone in 36 hours. This week’s cryptocurrency market crash erased paper fortunes and likely churned a few stomachs belonging to new investors who had been piling into the space. While the market has been in a frenzy over the past few months […]
Forest fires, whilst potentially lethal and devastating to people and property in their path, are a crucial part of the natural cycle of forest ecosystems. Fires remove dead vegetation and alien plants that compete with native species, stimulate new growth, trigger certain plants to release […]
It may be hard to believe, but it’s the truth: Cryptocurrencies are considerably closer to hitting $1 trillion in total value than $100 billion in value. When the year began, the combined market cap of all virtual currencies was just $17.7 billion, and bitcoin made up nearly 88% of that […]
Originally created as a parody based on a popular internet meme, Dogecoin has been making history lately. Yesterday, the market cap of the cryptocurrency surpassed $2 billion dollars, effectively placing it within the top 20 cryptocurrencies. Just two weeks ago, Dogecoin saw its market cap […]
Fund distributions equal to 40% of the fund’s profit, totaling $105,000. January 14, 2018 (Hong Kong, China) – Sharpe Capital is a blockchain based platform committed to building a decentralized investment ecosystem. Their focus is on helping both retail traders and institutional investors better understand traditional […]
Bitcoin Cash Looking Heavy After Bull Move Fails Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is looking heavy, courtesy of last week’s failed bullish move. Data source OnChainFX say the world’s fifth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is down 4 percent in the last 24 hours, while week-on-week, bitcoin cash has yielded -2 percent returns. As […]
While most people tend to assume that blockchain technology can only be used for monetary systems or decentralized applications, there is a huge range of yet unresolved problems that it can help to deal with. And companies are starting to come up with solutions to many […]
Last month, a teaser video for the highly-anticipated, Telegram’s very own blockchain platform, TON, was released. The messaging platform that boasts a secure end-to-end encryption is planning to launch an ambitious ICO introducing the new platform, also known as the “Telegram Open Network” (TON). About TON TON is a fast, scalable and […]