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Blockchain-Based Community Currencies to Be Launched in Kenya
Bancor has announced today it will launch a network of blockchain-based community currencies in Kenya. The new project is expected to combat poverty through the stimulation of local and regional...
View ArticleBitcoin Price Will Hit $60,000 This Year: Fund Manager
Phillip Nunn, chief executive officer of Manchester-based investment firm Blackmore Group, is standing by his bullish prediction that the bitcoin price will reach $60,000 in 2018, according to...
View ArticleDenver Post Exiles Launch Blockchain-based Newspaper
A group of journalists who left The Denver Post over conflicts with the paper’s owner has joined a blockchain based startup that hopes to operate 1,000 publications this year, according to The New York...
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Russia Change Tact, Now Backs Litecoin and 5 Other Cryptos Via SberBank:...
Needless to say, IOTA is the biggest loser in the last 24 hours tumbling seven percent and in the process dipping below $1.12 and triggering sells. However, when we take a wholesome approach, bears...
View ArticleParis Hilton’s Hotel Mogul Father to Sell $38 Million Mansion for Cryptocurrency
Richard “Rick” Hilton, chairman of Hilton & Hyland and father of American socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton, is selling the $38 million Palazzetto mansion through a cryptocurrency auction....
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“SEC Endorsement Cements Ethereum’s Stellar Reputation as A Quality...
With a $50 billion market cap, Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency in the world. As it stands, development and adoption fundamentals are on point. That’s what advises our long term...
View ArticleAmsterdam Airport Reveals Its First Cryptocurrency ATM
Passengers visiting Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport will now be able to trade their Euros for cryptocurrencies, through a newly launched cryptocurrency ATM. Schiphol Unexpectedly Announces Cryptocurrency...
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Unofficial Report Confirms Tether’s Tokens Are Fully Backed by US Dollars
Tether Ltd., which issues a stable coin allegedly tied to U.S. dollar reserves, claims it has hired Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP — a law firm co-founded by FBI Director Louis Freeh — to confirm...
View ArticleTrump Official Argues for ‘Sweet Spot’ in Crypto Regulation
The U.S. government needs to develop reasonable regulations around the nascent cryptocurrency space, said OMB director Mick Mulvaney.
View ArticleWorld Refugee Day: Leveraging the Blockchain to Deliver Digital Identities
World Refugee Day is a day that is held every 20 June to highlight and raise awareness of the situation that refugees face throughout the world. But with billions of people worldwide lacking an...
View ArticleICOs ‘Taking Advantage’ of Retail Investors: Nasdaq CEO
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) may provide early-stage startups with an effective way to raise capital and build a dedicated base of followers, but the head of one of the world’s largest stock exchanges...
View ArticleCrypto Cries Foul In Wake of Tether’s Dollar Token Report
Tether announced its tokens are fully-backed by real cash according to a third-party review but the crypto community doesn’t seem convinced.
View ArticleReality Shares Launches World’s First China Blockchain ETF
In an effort to take advantage of China’s innovation in the cryptocurrency sphere, asset management firm Reality Shares launched the first ever blockchain ETF for the country. The company says their...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Explore Crypto Trades, Can’t Rule It Out Having a Future in...
Speaking at an event, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein talked about Bitcoin in an optimistic light, saying that although he doesn’t own any, he can’t rule out the cryptocurrency having a future in...
View ArticleGrammy Winner Akon to Launch Cryptocurrency ‘Akoin,’ Build ‘Crypto City’ in...
Akon, a Senegalese-American rapper and solar energy entrepreneur, plans to offer a cryptocurrency in two weeks to help improve conditions in Africa, according to Page Six. Speaking at the Cannes Lions...
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World Refugee Day: How Digital Identities Can Help a Population in Crisis
According to statistics from the United Nations Refugee Agency, there are 25.4 million refugees in the world and some 3.1 million asylum seekers. On this year’s World Refugee Day, we’re reminded of...
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Mt. Gox Creditors May Be Reimbursed in Bitcoin Under Civil Rehabilitation
The Japan-based Mt. Gox exchange had its bankruptcy stayed due to a petition filed by some of the creditors for the commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings in Tokyo District Court on November...
View ArticleJapan’s bitFlyer Halts Taking on New Business to Fix Issues Following FSA Order
bitFlyer, Japan’s largest Bitcoin exchange, is being forced to stop taking on new business after regulators said it wasn’t doing enough to stop money laundering and terrorist financing. The move by...
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Insight From a Place of Crisis: Bitcoin as an Agent of Change
Delving into bitcoin can take guts — and not just the type of bravado needed to embrace crypto speculation. Sometimes standing up for bitcoin also means standing up for your homeland and fellow...
View ArticleBitcoin Price Drops to Within $100 of 2018 Low
The price of bitcoin fell to within $100 of its 2018 low Friday morning as last weeks rally proved to be short-lived.
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