Bitcoin Cash Meetups Grow Wildly Across the Globe

Over the past few months, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network has grown immensely as far as infrastructure support, merchant adoption, and the development of interesting on-chain applications. Another metric that’s been growing wildly is the significant increase of BCH focused meetups popping up in countries worldwide as organizers of these groups steadily push bitcoin cash … Read more

IBM Partners with Top Jewelry Companies on Blockchain Project

IBM has partnered with some of the top companies in the gold and diamond industries on a cross-industry blockchain initiative meant to trace the origin of finished jewelry. The initiative, which was announced via a blog post by the New York-based tech giant, is intended to introduce transparency to an industry that has witnessed an … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency on the Verge of Hitting $9,400

Bitcoin is now trading for just under $9,400. This is a near $200 spike from yesterday’s $9,200, which in turn, was a solid increase over bitcoin’s previous position of $8,800. The total cryptocurrency market cap has now surged beyond $420 billion, and investors are breaking out the champagne. One of the reasons behind the jump … Read more

Warren Buffett: Bitcoin is Gambling, a Game, Not an Investment

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, world renowned investor and head of Berkshire Hathaway, was asked about his views on cryptocurrency, especially that of bitcoin. While not as dour and hateful as his Vice Chairman of just two months ago, Mr. Buffett is not convinced bitcoin is anything more than gambling, a game. Also read: Bitcoin … Read more

A Trust Architecture for the Supply Chain of Tomorrow

Not every company can be like Amazon, fulfilling customer orders within a specified period of time (e.g., 2 business days). But what if they could? Think of the supply chain as the engine that powers our global economy, moving our goods and services across different ecosystems. But as our connections grow, our logistics systems remain outdated … Read more

Bitcoin Futures Markets See a Big Uptick in Trade Volume

Bitcoin prices and cryptocurrency spot markets, in general, have been recovering after the downturn that took place from mid-December 2017 up until three weeks ago. At the time, when BTC derivatives products were introduced to the public, futures contracts got off to a slow start. Now bitcoin-based futures markets from the Chicago Board Options Exchange … Read more

Australian Regulators to Update Crypto Guidelines While Praising Blockchain

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will update their guidelines to better reflect the evolving cryptocurrency industry, John Price, one of their commissioners, revealed in his speech at a fintech conference in Sydney on April 26. Price further cautioned any company planning to conduct an ICO against thinking of it as a way to avoid government … Read more

MercuryFX Confirms xRapid and XRP Trials Have Been Successful

Over the past few months, there has been a lot of talk regarding financial service providers experimenting with Ripple technology. That list includes some big names including Western Union, MoneyGram, and MercuryFX. This latter company has confirmed that their recent trial with xRapid was successful. Going into production will be their next step. MercuryFX is Pleased With … Read more

Bitcoin’s Wikipedia Page Has “Misleading” Block Explorer Removed, Heated Debate Ensues

In the world of Bitcoin, there have always been dastardly deeds and mischievous pranks. This time around, those efforts involve Bitcoin’s Wikipedia page. Although it is a great source of information, there are some concerns over one of the block explorers listed on the page. More specifically, this block explorer is related to Bitcoin Cash, which, … Read more

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