PR: How Viola.AI Uses Blockchain to Tackle the Billion Dollar Love Scams Industry

Viola.AI leverages on blockchain technology to change the dating and relationships landscape in the world. One of the questions the team at Viola.AI gets asked frequently — why does the dating and relationships industry need blockchain? One of the key problems that blockchain help to solve is trust. There’s a huge trust problem in the dating industry — online … Read more

Bad Code Has Lost $500 Million of Cryptocurrency in Under a Year

Cryptocurrency can be lost in a variety of ways, from hacking to forgotten passwords and failed flash drives. But in dollar terms, one of the biggest causes of crypto losses is bad code, and it’s not usually the fault of the coin’s developers. Instead, third parties, including shoddy smart contract developers and shady exchanges, are … Read more

Jay-Z Expands Portfolio to Include Crypto

Nas and Snoop Dogg have backed trading application Robinhood, and now legendary rap star Jay-Z has added his imprimatur through a subsidiary, Arrive. Robinhood is already valued at over a billion dollars, closing in on 1.5 billion as of this writing, having recently announced Robinhood Crypto.   Also read: Internet Pioneer Who Influenced Assange & Snowden … Read more

Faced With Criticism IOTA Fans Try to Bully Growing List of Detractors

Accusations of FUD, #fakenews and similar terms are sadly all too common in the crypto world. Startups in the field are many times headed by young people, sometimes bringing a needed fresh perspective and attitude, but a few appear to completely lack the maturity needed to run a public business. In the case of IOTA … Read more

BitConnect Plaintiff Claims its Founders are Associated With a Large Ponzi Scheme OneCoin

Lawsuits filed in the US last week against BitConnect promoters and executives were released to the public. The identities behind the alleged ponzi scheme including director Glenn Arcaro were unraveled, and several plaintiffs have claimed that the founders of OneCoin, another large-scale ponzi scheme, were involved in BitConnect. Several lawsuits filed earlier this month suggested … Read more

This 16-Year Old Crypto-App Developer Fights Back Against Reddit Hate

Last month a 16-year old girl from India created a digital currency price ticker that tracks the price of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash, ethereum, and many others. However, when Harshita Arora introduced the iOS application to members of the bitcoin community who patronize the Reddit forum /r/bitcoin, she was accused of plagiarizing the app. Unfortunately, … Read more

What is U.CASH?

In cryptocurrency, we hear a lot about “banking the unbanked” and how new digital currencies can provide opportunities for individuals who may find it hard to open a bank account. Whether lacking necessary documentation or minimum funds, it is not as easy as one may think to open a bank account. In this climate, a … Read more

Russia Drafts Bill to Accredit ICO Issuers – Public Comments Wanted

The Russian government is drafting a bill to introduce the accreditation of initial coin offering issuers. Accredited organizations must comply with a set of rules, including having 100 million rubles capital, and are subject to inspections every three years. The regulators are currently accepting public comments on the proposal. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens … Read more