While I remain an advocate of ICOs I can’t help but be disappointed when realizing that in its current form such a powerful instrument is merely old wine in new bottles. In fact, the difference between raising capital through an ICO is unfortunately not yet fundamentally different from the traditional raising of capital through crowdfunding,…
Bitcoin was created in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. With financial systems in turmoil and trust in banks and regulators at an all-time low, many were drawn to the promise of an internationally viable currency free from centralized regulation. And while the global financial system has regained some stability, those features have only…
Last Spring, the executive branch of the European Union announced that it would be creating a blockchain observatory. It has been a long time coming, but today, the European Commission officially rolled out this project. The Commission has named the project the Blockchain Observatory and Forum. Essentially, the observatory will be used to expand the…
Hi Bryce, what is your background and how did you get started in the cryptocurrency space? I worked as a freelance writer and communications consultant for nearly a decade, with clients that include the Federal Government of Canada, Metalab, and numerous startups and agencies. My specialty is in making esoteric or highly technical concepts approachable…
On Friday, ETH sank below $1,000 for the first time in a week amid the intensifying global cryptocurrency sell-off that transpired over the past couple of days. Its price even dropped to as low as $758 at one point, but it managed to bounce back to around $898, as of 2:30PM PST. Now the question…
To regulate cryptocurrencies or not to regulate cryptocurrencies? That is the question that will be in focus at the next G20 Summit in March. It seems that most countries will have something to say about the regulation of it. In fact, last week UK Prime Minister Theresa May disclosed that the country is going to implicate some…
“Neon District” is the latest crypto game coming to us, set in a dystopian future. “Neon District” is a cross between a role-playing, character development, and trading card game. The Ethereum-based game creates base characters for users to collect, play, evolve, and trade. Every action the player makes in the game will affect the character,…
Though Bitcoin is fighting, it looks like we’re seeing another bad day for it. Today, the price of BTC fell below the $8,000 mark, sinking to as low as $7,700, which marks the second time that it failed to hold a deciding “psychological threshold” for investors. Since earlier today, it has bounced back and stabilized…
The crypto winners for the day are Dentacoin (DCN), DigixDAO (DGD), and Nano (XRB). These altcoins have experienced the largest percentage gains of the day so far. After the India crisis of yesterday, it’s nice to see some coins back in the green. DigixDAO DigixDAO has experienced the biggest gains of the day so far,…
Despite its rough start, the Tron Dogs English version is finally in full swing. The developers of the game launched the game back on the 22nd but encountered various issues and took it down within just a few hours after its launch. This Sunday, the new version of the game re-launched and has been successful…
