Major HSBC Layoffs: 35,000 Job Cuts and Massive Restructuring Announced

Banking giant HSBC has unveiled a major restructuring plan that includes 35,000 job cuts. The move came as the bank’s net profit plunged 53% last year. HSBC is also slashing $100 billion in assets and closing many branches. “This represents one of the deepest restructuring and simplification programs in the bank’s history,” explained interim CEO … Read more

Blockchain Developer? Here Are 3 Things to Consider Before Choosing a Platform

Blockchain developers are spoiled for choice given the surfeit of networks, protocols and projects vying for their skills. Between September 2015 and September 2019, the number of blockchain-linked jobs per million surged by a whopping 1,400%, and while not all of those positions were for devs, it’s clear that applicants – architects, engineers, designers, coders … Read more

Zilliqa Incentivizes Community Members to Engage in Project Development

Thousands of different blockchain projects are competing for traction today. Zilliqa is often overlooked, yet the newly launched platform Zillacracy may help change that narrative. Development of a blockchain ecosystem needs a lot of work. A big Step Forward for Zilliqa While most projects have a dedicated team of coders, external help and ideas are … Read more

ETH Stabilizing After Correction

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex By Friday, February 21st, emotional sales in the ETH have stopped. The digital currency is stabilizing around $260.75. On H4, the Ethereum demonstrates the development of a correctional phase shaped as a Triangle. The Triangle is forming around 61.8% Fibo in relation to the previous downtrend. Judging by … Read more

New Browser Lets User Access the Web 3.0

The Unstoppable Domains project has proven to be incredibly successful. Accessing these new domain names is still somewhat difficult with traditional tools.  Thankfully, it appears that a solution has appeared. Accessing the Web 3.0 Through a Browser Known as the Unstoppable Blockchain Browser, it provides access to the web 3.0. This includes any domains registered … Read more

In Response to Bitcoin, Central Bank of Brazil Presents Instant Payment System Pix

Banco Central do Brasil has started testing a new payment network with the promise to offer Brazilians near instant transactions and many new services. Portrayed as a response to Bitcoin, the Pix system will be mandatory for major financial institutions to ensure wide coverage. The project aims to limit the use of paper money and … Read more

Ireland Seizes Bitcoin Stash Worth $56M But Can’t Sell for 7 Years

Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) seized 6,000 BTC from a Dublin resident who was accused of growing cannabis on property located in the Wicklow Mountain region. The police found around €450,000 of marijuana plants but the €52 million ($56.1M) of BTC was the biggest single-value asset seizure by the CAB since 1996. A new era … Read more

Bitcoin Superstar and Bitcoin Era – The Latest Two Faces of the Same Scam

With the rising price and popularity of bitcoin come numerous scams. Bitcoin Superstar and Bitcoin Era are two investment schemes that have recently gained much attention. News.Bitcoin.com took a look at them, and it did not take much to spot how similar they are to each other and several other well-known scams. Also read: Bitcoin, … Read more