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 fifteenth installment of my challenge. After a few slower weeks for my challenge, I’m happy to say that this week was far more productive for me. I’m going to change up the usual format of this series a little bit, but probably only for this one post. I had an interesting encounter recently that checked the boxes for all of my challenge goals. StoryPowered by WPeMatico
With a centralized banking system, there is nothing ostensibly comedic about currency distribution. But as money becomes a thing of the internet with cryptocurrencies, currencies have gone through nearly all the rites of passage associated with becoming networked on the internet. Holders of traditional cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Bitcoin are used to memes and being trolled on various forums and Twitter. These five cryptocurrencies take it up a notch. Joke currencies occupy a unique and significant space in the crypto realm. Some are blatant fundraisers for cyber pranksters, and some are hardly worth anything at all, yet they all provide a critical outlook
When media outlets report on the massive gains seen by cryptocurrencies in the monumental year of 2017, they often reference Ripple (XRP) as the biggest winner, which gained 36,000% in value from start to end. While Ripple did see the greatest price increase throughout the year among large and well-known coins, there are a number of other coins which far outperformed even Ripple. Pepecash On January 1, 2017, an infant Counterparty (XCP) based artwork registry system known as Pepecash was quietly cultivating a community of artists and meme enthusiasts. In mainstream media, Pepe the Frog had been subject to much controversy due to its association
Thursday, Feb 22, 2018 – With an undeniable eye for expansion, BitStarz Casino is showing that it’s a true trailblazer, as it now accepts both Ethereum (ETH) and Dogecoin (DOGE) for deposits and wagers. Raising the bar for altcoin acceptance and payment options, BitStarz has become one the world’s first online casinos to offer support for both of these high profile cryptocurrencies. ETH ranks as the world’s leading altcoin, second only to Bitcoin in the cryptocurrency realm. While its rise might not be quite as jaw dropping as Bitcoin’s, there is no denying that Ethereum has become one of the
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 fifth installment of my year of cryptocurrency challenge. This week went pretty well, and the market volatility added heated, lively discussion to many of my conversations. TRY TO SPEAK TO AS MANY PEOPLE ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCY AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN The current market volatility, with Bitcoin and most other cryptos hitting their lowest points in recent history, caused many to panic-sell, but it
When Satoshi Nakamoto designed bitcoin, his smartest trick wasn’t to cap the total supply at 21 million coins – it was to make each coin divisible to eight decimal places. At the time, as now, the smallest unit of bitcoin was worth so little as to be inexpressible in fiat terms. But bitcoin’s creator had […]
The recent spike in attention has caused bitcoin transaction fees to skyrocket to a point that discouraged many people from using it. To combat that problem and give players as many options as possible, Bitcoincasino.us has announced recently that it now accepts Dogecoin, Litecoin and BitcoinCash. Having a range of options from which to choose gives people the power to transfer funds in a way that makes sense for them. The Benefits of Digital Currency Whether its bitcoin, litecoin or dogecoin, some people are curious about the benefits they can enjoy when they use digital currency. The first benefit that makes people use
Young Americans are signing up in droves to a new cryptocurrency trading service, showing the massive unmet demand in the market for more bitcoin trading venues. Cryptocurrencies are coming soon to the Robinhood platform and traders appear to be following them in anticipation. Also Read: Vegetables on a Blockchain ICO Exit Scams After Paying People […]
On January 24, investment ratings company Weiss Ratings released its ratings of 74 cryptocurrencies. While the list is only available for purchase, it was possible to access it for free under a specific subdomain on the company’s site, which allowed many individuals to download, share, and read the list. While some individuals were elated to see strong ratings for their personal favorites, many more were infuriated and perplexed by the seemingly unresearched or even random grades given. Ethereum and EOS topped the ratings, each receiving a solid B, while Bitcoin was assigned an unimpressive C+. Founded in 1971, Weiss Ratings has