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Microsoft, IBM, and Other Blue Chips Are Investing Heavily in Blockchain Technologies – Here’s Why

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

The massive response from Blue chips such as Microsoft and IBM to distributed ledgers has amassed substantial investments in blockchain technologies. Microsoft Invests in Blockchain to Control Data more efficiently Despite the polarized market opinions regarding the value of cryptocurrencies – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently announced that it had invested considerably in distributed ledger technologies…

Bitcoin Mining May Cause Energy Shortage In Iceland

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

While the Nordic island nation has become a hotbed for Bitcoin mining in recent months, a serious problem has emerged in Iceland: there now may be energy shortages for powering its households. The process of mining Bitcoin is an energy-intensive endeavor. According to reports; a single transaction uses the same amount of energy as the average…

Crypto Olympics: Stellar (XLM) vs. Ripple (XRP)

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

Welcome to the Crypto Olympics: Day 5! Check out Day 4 of the Crypto Olympics Coin vs. Coin – who will be crowned the Crypto Olympics Champ? Another exciting round, another exciting battle! Our competing coins today will be Stellar (XLM) and Ripple (XRP). Who will reign victorious? In case you’ve missed it, these are…

Ripple: Investors Confidence Soars, But Why Its CEO Paints a Bleak Picture

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

Ripple is on the verge of generating revenue to support the XRP price on cryptocurrency exchanges. Several payment services companies and financial institutions have already inked deals to use ripple’s products – which they believe will help in advancing the transaction times and lowering costs. The increasing payments services companies in RippleNet is giving market…

Cryptocurrency Mining Will Leave Iceland Without Power

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

Iceland has become the premier hotspot for cryptocurrency mining, more specifically Bitcoin, and the countries officials are now in a panic. With its cool temperatures, it makes it the perfect location to keep these hot data mining centers cool, without the need for extra air conditioning. While Bitcoin’s price has been on the decline within’…

Bitcoin Cash Price Watch – BCH/USD Downside Confirmed

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

Bitcoin Cash’s downside has been confirmed as it falls to $1,200. Key Highlights: Bitcoin Cash failed to maintain its price above $1,300 this week, falling back to the $1,200 range Currently, BCH is trading at $1,235, but it may decline back down to near $1,200, which is now a key support level BCH failed to…

Litecoin Price Watch – LTC/USD Holds Support At $156

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

Key Highlights: Coming off a seven-day high of $166.56 this weekend, Litecoin dropped down below $150 before bouncing back to its current price of $158.50 A critical support level is established at $156 The bollinger bands are showing a triangle pattern, taking LTC to a range between $157 and $159 Litecoin Holds Support At $156…

Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), LISK (LSK), & TRON (TRX) Update

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

It has been a pretty stagnant day on the cryptocurrency market, as most are seeing only minor gains or losses across the board. Stellar (XLM) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) are among the biggest gainers for today at an average of a 10% gain. Here are some updates on how some coins are panning out on…

ICO Red Flags: What Should You Be on the Lookout For?

Feb 14, 2018News FeedUncategorized

ICO Red Flags Every Investor Should Be Aware Of There are a lot of ICOs out there. ICObench alone has 331 upcoming ICOs listed, 641 ongoing ICOs listed, and an additional 908 ICOs that have already ended. You don’t want to invest in just any ICO either. You want to invest in the best ICO.…

1956 Porsche Speedster to Become Tokenized Car

Feb 14, 2018News FeedNews, Uncategorized

Switzerland just took the blockchain sector to a whole other level – enter the first tokenized car. What Happened? The world has now been informed that a Porsche dealer in Switzerland has teamed up with TEND, which is an ethereum-powered market, to put a luxury sports car on a blockchain. Not just any sports car,…