TravelBlock.io Launches BETA Test Today: Offers Free Vacations to...
On July 28th, TravelBlock.io, the first major blockchain project to offer heavily discounted travel deals that are purchasable with cryptocurrencies, is opening access to its beta software for all...
View ArticleOnly 2% of U.S. Investors Own Bitcoin, Most View it as ‘Very Risky’: Wells...
A Wells Fargo/Gallup poll has revealed that only 2% of investors in the United States currently hold bitcoin, a finding that optimists will argue shows massive unlocked potential while cynics will...
View ArticleSecret Plots, Google Bans, and Augur Assassination Markets: This Week in Crypto
Make sure you check out our previous edition here, now let’s go over what happened in crypto this week. Also, make sure you subscribe for this week’s edition of The CCN Podcast on iTunes or wherever...
View ArticleOpinions: What Experts Think about a Possible Bitcoin ETF
Since 2017, SEC has turned down at least three bitcoin ETF applications (including the Winklevoss twins on two occasions) from different groups citing specific reasons for such denials. This has not...
View ArticleHTC Says Its Crypto-Friendly Smartphone Will Support Litecoin
Litecoin creator Charlie Lee revealed Monday he will serve as an advisor to HTC’s Exodus, the blockchain-powered smartphone.
View ArticleNovogratz’s Galaxy Digital Will Start Trading on a Stock Exchange This Week
Cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital will begin trading on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange this week.
View ArticleAn Australian Blockchain Experiment: Tracking Global Almond Shipments
Following a successful 2016 trial of blockchain technology in an interbank open account transaction, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has partnered with five international and Australian...
View ArticleTech Venture Investor: SEC Approval for a Bitcoin ETF is Not Far Away
The CEO of the Fatfish Internet Group believes that Bitcoin will continue to increase in price in the short-term. Kin-Wai Lau spoke about the market experiencing a “second wave rally,” as well as the...
View ArticleGallup Poll: 75% of US Investors Think Bitcoin Is ‘Very Risky’
Three-quarters of U.S. investors think bitcoin is too risky to invest in, a new poll by Gallup and Wells Fargo showed Monday.
View ArticleCrypto Mining Firm CEO Exit Scams with $35 Million in Investor Funds
The CEO of Sky Mining, a crypto mining company in Vietnam, has disappeared with investor funds totaling about $35 million, according to a local news outlet. About 20 investors of Sky Mining reported...
View ArticleThis Berlin Startup is Disrupting Traditional VC Funding Through Tokenised...
Traditional venture capital (VC) funding is often plagued with long and complicated processes, making it difficult for company founders to connect with investors. For one company, that is creating the...
View ArticleBitmain Made $1.1 Billion in Profit in Q1, Filing for IPO ‘Very Soon’: Report
After posting eye-popping returns in 2017, the recent bear market has some cryptocurrency firms battening down the hatches amid declining returns. Don’t count industry giant Bitmain among them. Citing...
View ArticleIran’s Bitcoin Volume Soars as Rial Value Enters ‘Death Spiral’
Iran’s national currency has crashed to its record low against the U.S. Dollar as the country prepares to face economic sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. The Iranian Rial, which was just...
View ArticleGibraltar United Will Pay Players in Crypto Next Season in World First
A little-known European football club has become the first on the planet to introduce cryptocurrency payments for players. Gibraltar United will pay part of their player’s wages in the brand new...
View Article[promoted] GXChain and the Blockchain Data Economy
Imagine a new digital economy, one that allows everyday people to take full control of their personal data. Complete with a public chain for data transactions and application development, this system...
View ArticleTelegram Tech Promised In ICO Vulnerable to Attack, Researchers Say
Telegram has put out its first app since its ICO, but that identity play has security researchers reeling.
View ArticleNobel Laureate Oliver Hart to Advise Blockchain Startup
Blockchain economics startup Prysm Group has added Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart and former Microsoft chief economist Preston McAfee as senior advisors.
View ArticleZambia, Overstock’s Medici Ink Deal on Blockchain Land Registry Pilot
American retail giant Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary is partnering with the Zambian government to build a blockchain land title registry.
View ArticleCrypto Price Tracker CoinMarketCap Launches Professional Data Feed
Cryptocurrency price tracker and data aggregator CoinMarketCap has launched a new suite of professional API services designed for cryptocurrency funds and developers. CMC Launches Professional API The...
View ArticleQueensland Backs Cryptocurrency Point-of-Sale Project for Tourism
The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area. Thus far, they have given over $8 million in...
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