KYC – Know Your Customer: for the security of the business and the customer – but how safe is it really? KYC verifications are becoming more common in the crypto world. Already common practice in the financial world, KYCs check the customer’s identity and verify that the customer isn’t involved in any illegal activity. The crypto…
As I reported two days ago, the TRON foundation broke with huge news that was long awaited by many enthusiasts. TRON’s first Beta Version will launch on March 31st of this year. Its open source upgrade was the latest to the system, which occurred on December 29th of last year. TRON’s project is fairly new, with…
The entire cryptocurrency market grew from $18 billion to just over $610 billion this year. The number one cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC) grew over 1200% in the past year. Mid-year, Bitcoin was picked up by the mainstream media and everyone was trying to get their hands on it. It received both positive and negative feedback from top financial analysts;…
With new altcoins emerging every day, it is hard to keep up with the latest revolutionary trending project on the market. Populous (PPT) is among the top coins with the most growth today and is definitely worth considering for your crypto portfolio. POPULOUS (PPT) Populous is a peer-to-peer platform that uses blockchain technology to provide…
UK football team Arsenal has announced that it has partnered with new cryptocurrency CashBet Coin (CBC) in what is the first-ever deal of its kind. The premier-league football team is the sixth-wealthiest in the world, having reeled in revenues of $597.1 million USD equivalent in the 2016-17 season. In short, this is a big deal…
It has been well known that Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz is not a big fan of bitcoin. At the World Economic Forum annual meeting taking place this week in Davos, Switzerland, he told Bloomberg reporters that bitcoin serves no function other than being useful in illicit activities such as money laundering and tax evasion.…
Those who follow the music industry know that Curtis Jackson — better known by his stage name 50 Cent — was at one time considered one of the most successful and wealthy rappers on the planet. But little do we know is that some of his vast wealth (despite controversies surrounding his bankruptcy filing in…
Stellar (XLM), NEO (NEO), and Cardano (ADA) are all on the rise this morning. Stellar Source: CoinMarketCap Stellar has been on a run since yesterday. The coin is up almost 35%, in just 48 hours. The online payment company Stripe just announced that it may add support for Stellar. Just yesterday, the company announced that…
Source: Stripe Online payment processor Stripe announced on Twitter today, that it will no longer support Bitcoin (BTC) payments on its platform, citing ‘fewer and fewer use cases for which accepting or paying with Bitcoin makes sense’. Stripe product manager Tom Karlo released a gentle-yet-cutting blog post this afternoon outlining the company’s decision to break…
PIVX and Cryptonex are the top cryptocurrencies with the most growth on today’s market. PIVX (PIVX) Source: coinmarketcap.com Privacy coins have been a hot emerging sector among the cryptocurrency space. Monero (XMR) was among the first, along with Verge (XVG). Just recently, PIVX (PIVX), another privacy coin, has been making a name for itself as…
