Month: March 2018

Social Media Platforms Address Crypto-Manipulation and Scams

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The cryptocurrency phenomenon has led to numerous scams on social media platforms. Companies that are claiming “guaranteed investment” and “no risk of losing money” are taking you to be a crypto-fool. There is no such thing as a guaranteed investment. On its face, investment comes with the risk of losing money. So, how have these … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Breaking $10K is Proving Difficult

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At press time, bitcoin is trading for approximately $9,130 following a long week of volatility exploits and price drops. The cryptocurrency has been experiencing massive swings between the $8,900 and $9,500 range, and it’s unclear if or when bitcoin will decide to settle before another respective run. Just over a week ago, bitcoin was trading … Read more

Global Cryptocurrency Volume Down 75% from January High

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As global cryptocurrency markets continue to slide from elusive January highs, it’s becoming increasingly evident that the next “boom” may be further away than many had anticipated. Bitcoin’s price is down nearly 50% from its local January 7 high of US$17,000, and other altcoins have seen average losses of about 60% in that same time frame. While … Read more

World’s Central Bank: Crypto Could Risk Bank Runs

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How many central banks are actually considering their own version of cryptocurrency is unclear, Russia and Venezuela being the most infamous examples. To perhaps ward off serious consideration from more established economies, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the world’s central bank to central bankers, is suggesting state-backed crypto might destabilize commercial banks’ customer deposits, … Read more

What Is Loom Cryptocurrency?

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Innovation is not difficult to come by in the world of blockchain technology. Loom Network aims to become a different breed of blockchain platform, as it mainly focuses on large-scale online games and applications. It is a very interesting approach, and now is a good time to take a closer look at what this particular project … Read more

EOS, Cardano and Tezos: Sleeping Giants Starting to Stir

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EOS, Cardano and Tezos are cryptocurrency’s big sleepers. The latter project has lain dormant since last summer while its legal troubles played out, while EOS and Cardano have been beavering away, but have yet to produce the goods. With signs that all three projects are now stirring into life, investors might finally see a return. … Read more

Low volatility crypto Minexcoin sees future in atomic swaps across decentralized exchanges

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The low volatility cryptocurrency and payments system platform Minexcoin (MNX) has just recently performed a series of successful atomic swap tests between the MNX and Bitcoin blockchains. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Atomic swaps, also known as atomic cross-chain trading, is a new technology that proposes to allow for the direct exchange of one … Read more

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