India’s anti-Bitcoin sentiments have caused a crypto-wide panic to spread around the world. The country’s finance minister Arun Jaitley announced during the budget speech today that cryptocurrency was not considered legal tender in India. When the news broke, people immediately began blowing his words out of proportion. Jaitley stated that the Indian government “will take…
If you’re looking to invest in the KodakCoin initial coin offering, consider holding your horses, as the KodakCoin launch has been delayed. On Wednesday, Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) announced that it will delay the much-anticipated ICO — which is scheduled to launch today — by “several weeks”. Not only did this shock potential investors, it also…
Ethereum (ETH) has had a relatively uneventful second half of January after pulling back 46% and recovering. The market cap now stands at US$106 billion with US$2.8 billion in trading volume over the past 24 hours. After reaching its five millionth block earlier, ETH transactions per day and block times continue to decline, with about…
RaiBlocks (XRB), Litecoin (LTC), and Dogecoin (DOGE) are some of the best crypto coins for small payments. Everybody loves Bitcoin, but paying a transaction fee that’s higher than the price of what you’re actually paying for isn’t very fun. We’ve put together a list of crypto coins that are good options for making those smaller payments,…
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…
