Japan Shows Other Countries How Crypto Regulation Should Be Done

Japan has always been a very interesting country when it comes to cryptocurrency and regulation. It is one of the few companies which has made Bitcoin legal tender. The current approach of self-regulating cryptocurrency is still controversial, but the concept continues to gain a lot of traction regardless. Self-Regulation Remains a Risk Bringing more legitimacy to … Read more

Study Provides an Interesting Look at Changing Bitcoin Narratives

Last week Nic Carter, the partner at Castle Island Ventures and co-founder of Coinmetrics.io, published an interesting study that looks at the ever-changing narratives tied to Bitcoin technology. Carter and his fellow researcher Hasufly scraped up a lot of data stemming from Bitcointalk.org posts over the years that highlight some of the community-derived visions of … Read more

Tinder CTO: Millennials Prefer to Invest in Crypto, Don’t Trust Banks

Brian Norgard, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of popular dating app Tinder and an early stage investor in SpaceX and Tesla, has stated that millennials prefer to invest in crypto rather than reserve currencies and conventional assets. Citing a report from CB Insights, Norgard listed the following as being “Millennial investing patterns & preferences”: Low fees … Read more

Lab-Grown Organs Could Save 20 People a Day, Successfully Tested on Living Pigs

On August 1, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch released a new paper in the Science Translational Medicine journal, detailing their successful attempt at transplanting lab-grown artificial lungs into living pigs. Bioengineered Organs Could Save 20 Individuals a Day According to the Unified Network for Organ Sharding, more than 20 individuals die on … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Jumps Ahead by $200

At press time, the father of cryptocurrency is trading for over $7,100. This is about $200 higher than where it stood just yesterday afternoon. One source suggests that bitcoin is still trapped in a selling rally, but that it’s enjoying a day of relief before the bears enter the fray once again. The currency has … Read more

Bitcoin ATMs Now In The Thousands Around the World

Coinatmradar.com reports a milestone of the 3,500 threshold being crossed for bitcoin ATMs (BATM) installed across the globe. One of the goals behind bitcoin automated teller machines is ease of onboarding to the world of crypto. A bear market – a protracted Crypto Winter – appeared to slow BATMs’ placement. And for sure it just … Read more