The Man Who Lost 7,500 BTC to a Landfill, and the Council That Won’t Let Him Go Digging

Imagine that you had over US$100 million worth of Bitcoin rotting away in a landfill and there was nothing you could do about it. Welcome to the world of James Howells, a Welsh IT worker who threw away a hard drive containing Bitcoin he’d mined back in 2009. The Newport South Wales City Council has repeatedly denied his … Read more

Japan Approves New Bitcoin Exchange as Adoption Grows and Peers Expand Overseas

The Japanese financial regulator has approved one more cryptocurrency exchange, making it the 16th exchange to be licensed. As competition intensifies, some local exchanges are branching abroad in search for more volume and liquidity. Meanwhile, more merchants are embracing bitcoin. Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law to Restrict Crypto Mining, Payments, and Token Sales Another Bitcoin … Read more

Singapore Judge Dismisses $43M High Profile Bitcoin Case

Recently Singapore had its first high profile legal case involving over 3,000 BTC in a dispute between the UK-based company B2C2 and the local cryptocurrency exchange Quoine. According to the Singapore Commercial Court documents, Judge Simon Thorley has dismissed the plaintiff B2C2’s case for US $43Mn worth of bitcoins. Also read: While Bitcoin Trades Above $19K … Read more

Crypto Market Struggling, Retains $500-$600B Capitalization

The overall cryptocurrency market seems to have stabilized after a correction that lowered its total capitalization to below US$450 billion last week. That said, the market has yet to convincingly bounce back to pre-correction levels, as its market cap continues to drift between US$500 billion and US$600 billion. The Bears are Back November and December saw record highs across most cryptocurrency markets. … Read more

New Year Gift for Every Crypto Kitten

What might be the best gift for a kitten? Most probably a tiny glorious fish will meet expectations. But what if that kitten is in fact a crypto token that lives in Ethereum blockchain? Than a crypto fish should be invented. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Meet the new game on smart contracts called … Read more

Devery.io: Open Source Protocol for Verification on the Ethereum Network

One of the key functions of the blockchain is the ability to mark data permanently. This immutability has primarily been used to record currency transactional data, but this ability can theoretically be extended to permanently record other secondary information. It is this ability that holds promise for the blockchain to be an all-encompassing solution for … Read more

X8Currency – Fail-Safe Cryptocurrency Reduces Risk of Investing in Crypto World

To invest or not to invest in cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). That is the challenge of many millennials. The spend-it-now generation is having a hard time saving for retirement. Mobile apps and automated robo-investment advisors have made it easier than ever to set up and manage an investment portfolio, but beating inflation is … Read more

A Monero Mining Bot Is Spreading Through Facebook Messenger

If you’ve interacted with Facebook, you may have had run-ins with spam bots that infest your profile (or your friends’ profiles) and post links or advertisements without your permission. Well, the same malware that tells your friends to “Check out this link for 90% off a BRAND NEW pair of Ray Bands. WOW!” is now being … Read more

Bookmakers Betting Big on Blockchain

Bookmaking is a growing industry and an important contributor to the economy in many developed nations. Take an example of the United Kingdom, where bookmaking generated GBP 2.3 bln towards the national GDP. The betting landscape though is changing with the advent of new technology. More people are comfortable placing bets online using their portable … Read more