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One of the most exciting things about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is that it is applicable to many different professions and industries. Where there are payments to process or data to secure, blockchain technology can be extremely useful. Another exciting aspect is how it can empower the underbanked and unbanked populations of the world. Put … Read more
At press time, bitcoin is trading for roughly $8,800. This is a $200 jump from where it stood just 24 hours ago, and investors are receiving a glimmer of hope for the future. The price bump suggests that bitcoin’s power is continuing to grow stronger, and despite a few ups and downs this week, the … Read more
South Korean electronics giant LG has announced that it’s launched its own blockchain service, Monachain. The service was launched through the company’s information technology service unit, LG CNS. According to The Korea Times, the service is aimed at capitalizing on the lucrative emerging field of blockchain-based services especially in the fields of telecommunications, manufacturing and finance. … Read more
Chicago Mercantile Exchange & Chicago Board of Trade (CME Group Inc) announced a partnership with Crypto Facilities Ltd to list the price of ether in real-time dollars. Information from major cryptocurrency exchanges Bitstamp and Kraken will be used to determine the CME CF reference rate. This could be a hint of things to come for … Read more
In a move necessitated by new regulations on data protection, one of the most popular P2P crypto platforms is updating its terms of service. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, LocalBitcoins stated in a blog post that the move would increase transparency in how it provides its services and ensure that it’s compliant with the EU’s soon-to-be-enforced General Data … Read more
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has ordered all financial institutions in the country to stop engaging in all cryptocurrency transactions immediately. In a circular issued to institutions, the regulator ordered commercial banks to sever any and all financial relationships with crypto-related firms such as exchanges in the next 60 days. According to local media, the … Read more
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 seventeenth installment of my challenge. This week’s installment is a bit lighter than usual since last week’s … Read more
As a sensible web user who enables Adblock, you probably don’t encounter many adverts while browsing. And on the rare occasions when you do, you’re smart enough to resist the clickbait’s overtures. But what would happen if you did click to discover “the next bitcoin”? Where would the experience lead you, and could you profit … Read more
It has been almost two days without a Bytecoin price pump, but that situation is being rectified as we speak. This seemingly popular altcoin is getting a lot of interest from speculators as of late, even though it remains unclear why that is the case. Thanks to another 26.31% price increase, its value has now … Read more
The big question this week is whether or not the cryptocurrency markets will recover or continue to suffer from bearish pressure. So far, it seems as if some minor gains will be noted throughout the day, although Bitcoin is still struggling in this regard. The XRP price, on the other hand, is slowly making its … Read more