Everyone loves a good meme, right? Well, what about cryptocurrency memes? For those unfamiliar with “memes”, they are defined as: “an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media.” As mainstream media picked up cryptocurrencies towards the end of…
Lisk and Stellar are two coins set to have a big year ahead of them. An indicator of this is what transpired yesterday after news broke from South Korea. The news shook the market – most of the top 10 coins were down in the double digits. Despite this, however, Lisk and Stellar are now rebounding steadily…
Square Cash App finally integrates bitcoin support. Following a trial period involving a handful of users, the payment company launched bitcoin integration yesterday and saw a rise in stocks as a result. To accompany the launch, Square has also released a completely adorable Bitcoin tutorial in the style of a children’s book, titled ‘My First…
Venezuela’s much anticipated (yet highly controversial) oil-backed digital coin – the ‘Petro’ token – is coming soon. On Tuesday, Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro announced that the crypto-crazed country will begin the pre-sale of its new Petro token starting on February 20, in an attempt to alleviate an economy that has been hit hard by inflation…
The Blockchain Revolution: Blockchain technologies are changing businesses around the globe. Professional services, banking institutions, technology companies, resource industries and discrete manufacturing industries are expected to invest significantly – according to reports, spending from companies on blockchain networks are expected to double this year. Compared to last year, the blockchain revolution is gaining momentum.
This week, a Turkish soccer team, Harunustaspor use bitcoin to sign their newest player. The tiny Turkish soccer team has become the first in the world to purchase a payer using Bitcoin (BTC) or any cryptocurrency, making history. Club president Haldun Şehit proposed the deal, which amounts to a total of $1,197 USD, to player Ömer Faruk…
In an announcement released earlier this week, Facebook has confirmed it will no longer carry advertising for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies. Said Facebook Product Management Director Rob Leathern. “Two of our core advertising principles outline our belief that ads should be safe, and that we build for people first. Misleading or deceptive ads…
If closing its platform and being hit with a lawsuit weren’t enough for BitConnect, the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, has granted a temporary restraining order against the company and has frozen all Bitconnect assets following a second lawsuit filed on Monday against the cryptocurrency exchange platform. Both lawsuits alleged that BitConnect was…
Bitcoin value halves in the first month of 2018. Despite an incredible 2017, this January has been the worst month for Bitcoin. Bulls provided a lot of support to Bitcoin (BTC) price by presenting different theories and hypothesis that it is becoming a million dollar investment, ultimately though, bears controlled the price since the start of…
In the latest crypto news, RaiBlocks rebrands to Nano. The instant transactions, zero fees, infinitely scalable altcoin RaiBlocks (XRB) announced today that it would be rebranding itself. Nano will be its new identity. That means no more uncertainty over the pronunciation of the name – Ray? Rye? – because now the name is sleek and simple.…
