US State Issues Emergency Cease and Desist Orders to Two Crypto Investment Firms

A U.S. state has issued emergency cease and desist orders to two companies and related persons purportedly engaged in cryptocurrency investment schemes. The first company posted videos of three mining farms composed of online stock images, according to the order. Both companies made numerous materially misleading claims and violated U.S. securities laws. Also read: Yahoo! Japan … Read more

Buying Apple Shares 10 Years Ago Yielded Meager Returns Compared to Bitcoin

There have been numerous investment opportunities over the past few decades. Especially where technology companies are concerned, the returns have been quite spectacular at times. Even so, almost none of those returns can hold a candle to the gains enjoyed by investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Even Apple’s stock doesn’t come anywhere close to the actual year-by-year performance of … Read more

World of Warcraft Virtual Gold Continues to Gain on the Venezuelan Bolivar

There is never a boring day in the world of finance. While most developments are not interesting to a lot of people, some trends are quite peculiar. Venezuela’s bolivar, for example, has devalued so much over the past few years, it is now worth one-seventh of the gold in World of Warcraft. The Venezuelan Bolivar is a … Read more

$2.5 Billion Sent Out of Iran to Purchase Cryptocurrencies

The chairman of the economic committee of Iran’s parliament has revealed that Iranians have sent more than $2.5 billion out of the country to purchase cryptocurrencies with. His statement follows the country’s central bank banning local banks from dealing with digital currencies including bitcoin. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space $2.5 Billion … Read more

Canada’s ATB AlphaBeta Affirms That Crypto Is the Future

Banks and other financial institutions rarely keep an open mind toward Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It is an unconventional business model, yet most crypto service providers still rely on banks to offer the majority of their products and tools. ATB AlphaBeta is one of the few players actively welcoming cryptocurrency companies and enthusiasts as of … Read more

Vaultoro Is the First Exchange to Integrate Lightning Network Features

Bitcoin as people know it today will undergo some big changes in the near future. The Lightning Network is perhaps one of the biggest developments for the world’s leading cryptocurrency to date. Slowly but surely, more and more service providers are incorporating this technology. Vaultoro is the most recent service provider to do exactly that. … Read more

Verge Community Members Push for a Spotify Partnership

It seems that drama and excitement are reaching new heights in the Verge world. After an announced partnership with Pornhub, the community is now looking toward the future. A potential partnership with Spotify will certainly introduce a lot of changes, but it seems unlikely this altcoin will be successful in achieving that goal. Verge and Spotify … Read more