Finance ‘Guru’ James Altucher Is Launching a Cryptocurrency Exchange

Lately across the web, mainstream media has been highlighting an individual named James Altucher an American author, hedge fund manager, podcaster, and financial jack-of-all-trades. These days Altucher has been riding the trend of the bitcoin phenomenon, and some people call him a “cryptocurrency guru.” This week, public records show Altucher and his colleagues plan to … Read more

Cryptocurrency Valuations Have Created Very Wealthy Founders

Bitcoin has been on a tear for well over a year now, but a few other cryptocurrencies have increased in value far more than BTC. This past week the two digital assets ripple (XRP) and ethereum (ETH) have spiked in value exponentially, making the founders of these projects some of the wealthiest men in the … Read more

Report Reveals 18% of Investors Buy Bitcoin With Borrowed Money

Just recently the consumer group Lendedu released a report on bitcoin investors who use credit to purchase digital currencies. According to the survey, out of 672 active bitcoin investors polled, 18.15 percent of the participants used a credit card to fund bitcoin purchases. Also read: French Entrepreneur’s Case to Overturn the Bitlicense Dismissed Out of 672 … Read more

Visa Veto Leaves Several European Cryptocurrency Cards Locked Out

European cryptocurrency card holders are awakening to discover that their plastic is now worthless. A Visa-led crackdown has seen several crypto card issuers forced to call an end to their services across Europe. Visa subsidiary Wavecrest is being blamed for the withdrawal of service, which affects scores of crypto card issuers including Bitwala, Tenx, Bitpay, … Read more

Strong Cryptocurrency CFD Volumes Bring Record Revenues for Plus 500

The latest trading update from Plus 500 reveals a growing appetite for cryptocurrency exposure among contract-for-difference (CFD) traders. Also Read: Ethereum Over $1000 and $100B Market Cap, BTC Dominance at 32% Record Low Plus Bitcoin, Plus Ripple, Plus500 London Stock Exchange AIM-listed online brokerage Plus 500 (LON: PLUS) has announced it achieved record quarterly revenues … Read more

The Ultimate HODL – BitConnect (BCC)

Make your Bitcoin (BTC) work for you For all you hard-core believers in Bitcoin (BTC) out there, I have a simple proposition. As you wait your turn for Bitcoin (BTC) to explode alongside 2018’s new, much higher, coin market-cap (sitting comfortably over $750 Billion as I write these words), there’s another way to make serious gains … Read more

From Mansions to Prisons: Bitcoin and Real-Estate Doesn’t Mix So Well

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding purchasing real-estate with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. However, even though bitcoin has spiked considerably in value using the asset for purchasing properties and homes is not so easy. Also read: Dancing With the Devil: ‘Cashing Out’ Cryptos Into Fiat Not So Easy Bitcoin Real Estate Purchases Come With Difficulties Lately, … Read more

Japan’s GDP Grows Due to Bitcoin Wealth Effect

Analysts Yoshiyuki Suimon and Kazuki Miyamoto claim bitcoin will assist Japan in a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) boost of 0.3% heading into the first three months of 2018. At the end of 2017, the cryptocurrency boasted a ¥12 trillion market capitalization, and if trends continue into early this year, that could translate into lifting Japanese … Read more

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