July 2018 – Page 2

Forrester Research: 90% of Blockchain Initiatives by US Firms Will Never Become Operational

The U.S. market research firm Forrester Research estimates that 90 percent of blockchain initiatives by American companies will never become operational

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Survey: Crypto Exchanges Want Regulation but See Strict Policies as a Threat

Survey: Crypto Exchanges Want Regulation but See Strict Policies as a Threat The majority of crypto exchanges want to see the industry regulated, although many consider excessive regulation to be the biggest threat, according to a new study. A third of the platforms in the poll also fear a market crash that could suddenly devalue digital assets. A fifth of the exchanges dislike anonymity. Also read: Huobi […]

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Facebook’s Record-Setting Stock Market Wipeout Revives Crypto Comparisons

Security and volatility. They are the two aspects of cryptocurrencies that are attacked the most. While there are other challenges such as scalability, the energy consumption associated with mining, and privacy, cryptos’ volatility is often cited by skeptics as the reason they could never become a mainstream payment method. In 2017 alone, Bitcoin’s value rose […]

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The 2018 Year of Cryptocurrency Challenge – Week 26

At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year’s resolution that I thought could help boost cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018, as long as enough people were doing it. Last week was the twenty-fifth installment of my challenge. This week was fairly boring, but I guess that’s kind of part […]

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75% of Millennials are More Likely to Date Someone Who is Into Bitcoin

A recently conducted study has reportedly found that 75% of millennials would be more likely to date someone who possesses knowledge about cryptocurrencies. The survey comes amid apparently increasing fascination with millenials’ views regarding cryptocurrencies. Also Read: Kim Kardashian Receives Her First Bitcoin Surveys Probe Millennials’ Views on Crypto An increasing number of companies have published […]

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Genesis Mining to Resume Services in the US After Fighting Cease and Desist

The past few months have been rather interesting for Genesis Mining. The popular cryptocurrency cloud mining provider was forced to halt all activities in South Carolina. That decision has now been reversed. As such, US customers will be able to access the company’s services once again in the coming weeks. A Victory for Genesis Mining […]

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Nobel Prize Winning Economist Paul Krugman Expresses Skepticism About Crypto, Predicts Collapse

Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times that cryptocurrencies will most likely be worthless due to their high transaction costs and an “absence of tethering”

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Former US President Bill Clinton to Give Keynote Speech at Ripple’s Fall Tech Conference

The 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, will give a keynote speech at Ripple’s Swell conference this fall, as well as a Q&A moderated by the former National Economic Council Director and Advisory

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Thomson Reuters Eikon to Display Data on 50 Cryptocurrencies From Cryptocompare

Institutional financial traders are about to receive access to new data feeds on fifty cryptocurrencies supplied by Cryptocompare. These will be added to Eikon, Thomson Reuters’ flagship financial information platform which was launched back in 2010. Also Read: Banks Don’t Really Want to Use ‘Blockchain’ for FX Settlement After All Increasing Demand for Crypto Coverage […]

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PR: Keynote Brings the World Blockchain Forum to London

Keynote Brings the World Blockchain Forum to London The world’s largest blockchain conference explores the promise of blockchain technology, trends and investments.

Keynote is excited to announce the program agenda for their next endeavour, the world’s largest two-day blockchain coming to London this September. The conference will feature a star-studded lineup of over 100 world class presenters including a special fireside chat with influencers who have been part of some of the largest ICOs to date. The focus is on blockchain technology; specifically investments, successful past and future ICOs within the industry, legal implications and regulations, and how decentralization is disrupting the banking industry.

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