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Bitcoin Is a Poor Substitute for the Institutional Backing of Money: Report
Cryptocurrencies come with poor efficiency and consume too much energy. They also lack the ability to scale and meet demand, and are too volatile for retail use. These are just a few of the reasons given in a new report as to why cryptos are “a poor substitute for the […]
DataBroker DAO Extends Token Distribution Event To Coincide With Its Chinese Roadshow Plan As It Doubles Token Amount For Investors
A world full of small, internet-connected smart devices that are constantly collecting data for their users, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a major market worldwide. An estimated 1,200,000,000,000 devices will be connected to the internet by 2019. The increased level of small, yet smart devices used in daily […]
Bitcoin Cash Price: Sideways Momentum Prevents Push to $900
Every day is exciting in the world of cryptocurrency. Although that excitement is sometimes difficult to justify, any market trend is worth keeping tabs on. Today, there is no action going on to take note of, albeit a lot of people wonder when the Bitcoin Cash price will return to […]
Top 3 Hardware Wallets for Cryptocurrency Storage
Hands up, who still stores their cryptocurrency on Coinbase, Bitfinex, Blockchain, or another website? A slap on the wrist for you, unless you’re keeping a small amount online that allows you to make transactions quickly. For most Bitcoin and altcoin HODLers, keeping your crypto stash constantly connected is an accident […]
Blockchain Financial Investment Platform Trade.io sponsors Bloomberg ‘Future of Cryptocurrencies’ Event
Often when news of a blockchain related product, platform or service is announced, there is a digital token tied to it which is usually traded on cryptocurrency exchanges around the world. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Worlds Collide However, blockchain innovations don’t stop there and often reverse the trends. […]
What Is DGTX Cryptocurrency?
Newly listed on CoinMarketCap (with a current market cap of $5,221,377 and a price of $0.007459), the DGTX token was issued by the Digitex Futures Exchange. The team plans to launch a commission-free futures exchange sometime later this year. An Overview of the Digitex Futures Project At a time when […]
Russia’s Largest Banks to Offer Crypto Trading Platforms
While most financial institutions have continued to be proponents of the ‘blockchain is good, cryptos are bad’ narrative, two of Russia’s largest banks are piloting a new cryptocurrency program for their clients. The two, Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, will offer their clients shares in a special new fund that will list […]
Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges Are Finally Seeing Large Volumes, Led by IDEX
Despite skepticism from cryptocurrency traders and Ethereum users, decentralized digital asset exchanges are experiencing a rapid growth rate in terms of volume, led by IDEX, the most widely utilized decentralized application (DApp) on the Ethereum protocol. IDEX Overtakes CryptoKitties Throughout the past eight months, CryptoKitties, the Ethereum-based digital collectibles platform […]
ASKfm’s ICO Publicity Stunt Costs a Man His Life
Despite having announced an ICO and a potential transformation into a decentralized ledger, ASKfm felt there still wasn’t enough attention on it, which could potentially hurt its chances of hitting its fundraising targets. It therefore embarked on a particularly daring publicity stunt. The Q&A social media platform sponsored four Ukrainian […]
Norway Develops Electric Planes, Plans to Make All Domestic Flights Electric by 2040
On June 19, Norwegian authorities, engineers, and scientists led by Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen and Avinor CEO Dag Falk-Petersen successfully tested a one-man plane run 100 percent by electricity. Commercial Electric Aircraft in Seven Years Avinor is a state-financed organization that oversees the operations of most of Norway’s airports, including […]
Bitcoin Network Hash Rate Is on the Verge of Surpassing 40 EH/s
Even though there are a lot of debates taking place regarding Bitcoin mining, the network is in a good place. Regardless of energy consumption concerns, the overall hash rate has risen steadily over the past nine months. At this rate, reaching 45 exahash per second will not take all that long. […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency is Unmoving at $6,700
At press time, the father of cryptocurrencies has not moved and remains at $6,700, which is where it has been for several days, now. This is both good and bad in a sense. On one hand, bitcoin refusing to grow in price or get any larger is never a good […]
EOS New York Proposes a New Mechanism for Addressing Future Network Issues
A lot of things continue to happen behind the scenes of the EOS project. While that is usually a sign of positive growth, it seems the recent emergency actions have caused quite a few concerns. With the network grinding to a halt and a fix being deployed hours later, the […]
New Yorkers Can Trade Bitcoin Through the Square Cash App
The state of New York has been rather interesting to keep an eye on when it comes to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Given the state’s introduction of BitLicense, it has become evident that it wants to subject service providers to very strict regulations. Square, the well-known payments company, has received […]
Ethereum Classic Price: Current Momentum Highlights Short-term Potential
These are very peculiar times for the cryptocurrency industry as a whole. With the Bithumb exchange facing a hack, one would expect a lot more market volatility. Somehow, that momentum has seemingly been contained. While no big gainers are visible in the top 10, the Ethereum Classic price is noting […]
Ukrainian Cyber Police Shut Down Six Fraudulent Exchanges
Cryptocurrency exchanges play an integral role in this booming industry. They are the go-to solution for people looking to buy and sell Bitcoin and altcoins. Unfortunately, not all trading platforms can or should be trusted. In Ukraine, half a dozen fake trading platforms were shut down last week. Cracking Down […]
A New Age in Ads is Dawning
Scolding everything new has long become a hobby among the retrogrades, conservatives and blasphemers of technological advancement. Blockchain is no exception as a fertile feeding ground for the critics who spit on newfangled inventions and brand them as nothing short of sacrilege that threatens to destroy the cozy, inefficient and […]