Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople that have visa cards from Swipe are now allowed to make payments with the use of Samsung Pay through their smartwatch or smartphone. This is important because users can now use their crypto. It is possible through a partnership signed between Swipe (cryptocurrency Visa card platform) and Samsung Pay. With the integration, users of … Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe financial watchdog of Japan, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) just certified 2 local organizations and handed them the title of Certified Financial Instruments and Exchange Associations. The announcement was made on April 30 and the titles were offered to the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Business Association (JVCEA) and the STO Association. They are now … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesKentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) just rolled out a new blockchain pilot that is to be used in the Middle East and will cover digital advertising. The goal is to improve media buying and digital advertising. The official expectation of KFC Middle East is that the new blockchain-powered platform tested will ensure higher transparency in the … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Korean police managed to trade digital fingerprints left by over 40 suspects that allegedly paid for access to videos of sexual exploitation and rape of minors with the use of cryptocurrencies in the case known as “Nth Room”. Yonhap News, local news agency, published a report on April 27 and said that a raid … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesNorthwell Health, the largest healthcare group in New York, joined the new network from IBM, Rapid Supplier Connect, to offer COVID-19 relief to the provision suppliers. Northwell Health is made out of over 800 hospitals. The blockchain COVID-19 network from IBM is cloud-based and uses distributed ledger technology in order to assist businesses to offer … Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYanolja is a large online travel agency in South Korea and it now announced a partnership with MiL.k in order to enable offering rewards to customers. The rewards will be offered in digital currencies. The news practically marks the launch of Yanolja Coin, which is not crypto. This should happen in the following month and … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe virtual hackathon launched by Block.one tries to generate working solutions for a world that goes past the COVID-19 pandemic. For those that do not know, Block.one is a blockchain software publisher. The company announced that on May 1st, 2020 its’ “Coding For Change” EOSIO Virtual Hackathon is going to start. The main purpose of … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesLiterally all global markets crashed in the past few months because of the current coronavirus pandemic. Crypto was not spared. In February, we saw the peak of $10,500 for BTC but now, the value went down by 33%, just like with all global commodities and equities. Even so, there is a lot of data that … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesEmsisoft, a malware lab, published a report on April 21 and it showed the entire world that there is a big drop in how many ransomware attacks happened in the US public sector during 2020, quarter 1. Only 89 organizations ended up being ransomware victims during the first quarter of this year. The COVID-19 crisis … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesApril 5 is “Blood Donation Day” in Italy. This year, it was celebrated by the Italian Red Cross by finishing constructions on an advanced medical post that was built with the funds gained from a crypto fundraiser. Close to $32,000 was raised with cryptocurrency donations, with the process lasting under one month. Around $22,000 was … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesTesla was reported to be involved in a deal with Shanghai Port Group, with the purpose of testing whether or not the blockchain could make it easier to import goods into China. The news was brought by CargoSmart, a blockchain-based logistic provider. The report showed that the SIPG (Shanghai International Port Group) partnered with COSCO, … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe PBoC (People’s Bank of China) declared in an official notice on April 4 that it will “undoubtedly further its research and development of the national digital currency with enhanced top-down design.” The mentioned notice summarizes the National Currency Gold Silver and Security Work Video and Telephone Conference, which took place on Friday, at the … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe SEC charged a pastor and his wife for fraud through which $500,000 was stolen with the use of three fraudulent businesses. One of them was a cryptocurrency offering that was actually backed through a bottled water business. The complaint was filed on April 2 and it also showed the fact that shares were sold … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent patent that was published yesterday and was filed by Microsoft shows us that the software giant wants to create a brand new cryptocurrency, one will be mined with the use of PoW. Power-intensive mining rigs will not be needed though and basic human energy will be utilized. The name of the patent is … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesEver since the March 12, 2020 meltdown, the two best-performing currencies were BTC and USD. We are faced with clear economic turmoil so investors want to shed the riskier assets as they get ones that are less-volatile. This is a process known in the industry as “flight to quality”. In 2008, this happened as global … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesRevolut, London-based fintech company, just launched an investment product that is aimed at children between the ages of 7 and 17. This is a money management platform that can lead to having children embrace cryptocurrencies. In the crypto industry, there is a clear yearning for a higher adoption, especially among institutional investors. However, the market … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesA US citizen was sentenced by the federal court to a jail sentence of 13 years with the charge of laundering money for ISIS with the use of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. The Department of Justice posted an announcement about the sentencing on March 13. The citizen was identified as Zoobia Shahnaz, a resident of Long … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the past day, the crypto market went down by $13 billion. Most digital assets ended up in the red. This includes Bitcoin price. While many say a huge growth is inevitable, this does not seem to happen. Why is that? Bitcoin price correction left Bitcoin trading at around $8,500. The entire community is now … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesRight now, we are witnessing the highest hodling concentration of Bitcoin since June 2017, with 42% of Bitcoin not moving for over 2 years. For those that are not aware, HODL Waves means periods of time when heavy Bitcoin accumulation happens. This is monitored through Bitcoin UTXOs (Unspent Transaction Outputs). The UTXO is created whenever … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustrian and French technology experts will join forces in order to combat money laundering attempts with the use of cryptocurrency. This will see the AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology) and NIGMA Conseil (French blockchain security company) collaborating. An agreement was signed with the 2 organizations using the AIT GraphSense e-NIGMA platform. The two organizations will … Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery single Bitcoin investor knows that you should never lose your private keys. A drug dealer from Ireland learned this in the worst possible way as his landlord threw away his codes without even knowing it. Clifton Collins is a beekeeper and a security guard that became a weed grower and a dealer. He decided … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe latest episode from the popular show The Simpsons featured Jim Parsons from Big Bang Theory. He appeared as guest star and explained cryptocurrencies, together with the way in which blockchain works. This is a very interesting appearance in a mainstream show, marking more interest by more people when it comes to cryptocurrencies. In the … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the past 10 years, Bitcoin established itself as the most profitable investment. In the following 10 years, the promise is even higher. Really successful BTC investors follow smart principles in order to get the highest possible profit. You might want to be aware of them. Taking It Slow At first glance, traders seem to … Read more
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