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- Another Blow For Bitcoin As Lloyds Bank Bans Bitcoin Purchases - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn Monday (5th February 2018) Britain’s major bank followed the lead of US counterpart and banned clients from using credit cards to purchase Bitcoin, amid fears they could run up to huge losses. Credit card holders of Lloyds, that includes Halifax, Bank of Scotland and MBNA, will be prohibited ...
Views: 626 - Fedex To Transform Logistics Industry Through Blockchain - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2018 from Ricky MakanBlockchain for logistics is the hottest talk of the town, with multinational companies approaching for pilot programs and undertaking initiatives to expand power in the marketplace. American shipping giant FedEx, being a global leader in logistics and as a company known for its zeal to innovate ...
Views: 812 - Indian Finance Minister Drops A Bomb, Signals Cryptocurrency Crackdown - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2018 from Ricky MakanIndian Finance minister Arun Jaitley, in his budget speech today (1st February 2018), stated that the government will do everything to cease the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in India. He said that India does not consider them as a legalized tender and as an alternative will support ...
Views: 778 - How Facebook Banning ICO Ads Can Benefit Crypto? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn Tuesday (30th Jan 2018), Facebook declared that it will start banning all ads that promotes crypto-currency, including Bitcoin and ICO’s. This “intentionally broad” ban is an attempt to cut short advertisers that the social network claims “are not currently functioning in good faith.” The ...
Views: 886 - Bitcoin Crashed Over The News Of US Government Subpoena - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2018 from Ricky MakanAccording to Bloomberg article published on Tuesday (30th Jan 2018), one of the world’s leading crypto-currency exchange Bitfinex and the company behind the controversial USDT token “Tether”, have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC had sent ...
Views: 866 - Japanese Electronics Retail Giant Now Accepts Bitcoin - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2018 from Ricky MakanJapanese consumer electronics trader Yamada Denki has collaborated with the country’s major crypto-currency exchange Bitflyer to tryout Bitcoin payments. Initially, Bitcoin will be accepted in its Tokyo based Labi stores, but the company decided to roll out the virtual currency payment ...
Views: 708 - India's Top Crypocurrency Exchange Zebpay Adds Litecoin Support - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2018 from Ricky MakanZebpay, one of India’s most leading Bitcoin exchange platform recently declared that they have added trading functionality for the seventh largest crypto-currency through existing marketplace capitalization. In a blog post, the company stated that the virtual currency is one of the various other ...
Views: 828 - The Biggest Crypto Hack In History: What We Know So Far About Coincheck’s Loss? - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2018 from Ricky MakanTokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has confirmed that it has experienced what seems to be the biggest hack in the history of the technology. In a press conference, the exchange’s President Wakata Koichi Yoshihiro and COO Yusuke Otsuka estimated its loss around 58 billion yen ...
Views: 716 - World’s Renowned Football Club Joins The League Of Crypto World - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2018 from Ricky MakanInternationally renowned football club, Arsenal signed a landmark agreement endorsing a crypto-currency. The British Premier League team’s sponsorship deal with the iGaming platform contributor is claimed to be the first partnership between a major sports team and a crypto-currency ...
Views: 593 - What “Crypto Oracle” Vinny Lingham Is Looking To Buy & Hold: BTC Or BCH? - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn Thursday (25th January 2018) Internet entrepreneur Vinny Lingham who is the Co-founder and CEO of Civic (an identity protection and management start-up in San Francisco) predicted that bitcoin cash, the subsidiary of the trendy crypto-currency will be in greater demand than bitcoin in the ...
Views: 882 - The First-Ever Cryptocurrency Airport Is On The Cards- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2018 from Ricky MakanAccording to reports from local media Brisbane Airport (BNE) will soon turn out to be the first crypto-currency airport terminal. The airport is functioning with international and local companies to build the entire terminal crypto-currency friendly, with coffee shops, stores, and restaurants ...
Views: 688 - Tom Lee Goes More Positive On Latest Bitcoin Price Forecast- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanCo-founder and Fundstrat strategist Tom Lee predicted that Bitcoin (BTC) will strike $25,000 at the end of this year in an interview with CNBC on (18th January 2018). Lee previously had predicted that BTC would attain this mark by 2022. The Wall Street strategist told CNBC that by 2022 he ...
Views: 660 - Sweden All Set To Introduce Their Own Cryptocurrency- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanSweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, is considering to launch a federal crypto-currency known as the e-Krona in two years. Sweden’s position as potentially the world’s first cashless society has resulted in a study note, written by HSBC economist James Pomeroy, entitled “Sweden’s big year: ...
Views: 830 - Suspected Ponzi Bitconnect Shuts Down Amid Crypto Crash- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanIn a surprising move that will shock few spectators, Bitconnect has declared that it is closing its lending and exchange platform. The company has widely been accused of operating a Ponzi scheme and was recently shaken by cease and stop notices from two US states. Immediately after the firm ...
Views: 672 - “Nothing Yet Finalized”: South Korea On Crypto-Trading Ban- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanSouth Korea’s crackdown on Bitcoin and crypto-currency Trading has become a charade with reports stating that the authorities are injured with severe infighting on how to proceed with it. The first act of this charade began in October when South Korea’s finance minister said that it had been ...
Views: 667 - Got Bitcoins? HODL Them For Bitcoin Bucket Of Chicken Tenders - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanCrypto now enters the fast food world as KFC Canada took the step forward & launches the Bitcoin Bucket, a meal for $20 value of the virtual currency. There are some brands that have become amazingly Iconic in recent years. One such brand is Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC in short. KFC has ...
Views: 905 - 50 Cent's Bitcoin Bet A Million Dollar Boon- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe ultimate hodler Actor, Rapper and entrepreneur Curtis Jackson, better recognized as 50 Cent’s, appears to have gathered a small fortune in the volatile digital currency. As TMZ (a celebrity news website) first reported, Jackson comes out to be the latest in a series of celebrities and ...
Views: 815 - MoneyGram To Team Up With XRP For Faster International Payments - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanGlobal money transfer service provider MoneyGram has declared their plans for the adoption of XRP token into its payments structure in order to amplify the speed and decrease the cost of international payments. MoneyGram, the world’s second-largest provider of money transfers made the ...
Views: 632 - Indian Lawyer Files Petition For Immediate Bitcoin Regulation- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanAccording to local news sources, Calcutta-based Advocate Bivas Chatterjee has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) on Friday (5th January 2017) in the Calcutta court to immediately regulate the flow of both Bitcoin in and out of India, In his petition, Chatterjee implied that ...
Views: 774 - Bitcoin Mania: Reliance Planning To Launch Cryptocurrency “JioCoin" - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanBlockchain Technology experts and cryptocurrency fanatics across India are imprinted with a new hope, as India’s largest corporate and business firm, Reliance Industries plans to launch their own cryptocurrency called JioCoin. Even though not confirmed by Reliance or Jio as of now, but the ...
Views: 892 - Bitcoin Price Falls: Korean Government To Inspect Major Bank Accounts - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn Monday (8th January 2018) a resurgent Bitcoin cost saw its rally grind to a stop after the report that South Korean authorities tasked with fighting money laundering and terrorist funding would probe bank account that are linked to national crypto-currency exchanges. Bitcoin Price Rally ...
Views: 709 - Bittrex, Bitfinex, And Binance Turns Off New User Registration- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanWith the rolling price of cryptocurrencies, demand has reached the point where cryptocurrency exchanges are completely flooded. This enormous invasion of users has led to major infrastructure concerns leading to the provisional closure of their registration portals. All through the second ...
Views: 651 - Bitpanda has announced fully integrating bitcoin cash (BCH), adding a fifth coin to the company's token support. - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Ricky MakanBitpanda (formerly called Coinimal) is a crypto-currency agent located in Vienna, Austria that functions brokerage services with a dash, litecoin, etheruem, and Bitcoin. On 3rd January 2018, Bitpanda has announced entirely integrating Bitcoin Cash (BCH), including a fifth coin into the ...
Views: 758 - Bitcoin Tumbles As South Korea Bans Anonymous Crypto Trading - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe South Korean government formally publicized a document enclosing the guidelines for the regulations of cryptocurrency on Tuesday (23rd January 2018). The announcement was made by Kim Yong-bum who is the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC). The document explains the ...
Views: 795 - Ark CEO Catherine Wood: Crypto Idea Seems To Be Bigger Idea Than Apple - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanCatherine Wood, CEO of Ark Investment Management, told CNBC that Bitcoin is a bigger idea compared to Apple. The statement was given by Catherine: “I KNOW A WHOLE LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WOULD SAY ‘DO NOT COMPARE THIS TO APPLE, WHICH IS NEARING A TRILLION DOLLARS, BUT THIS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN ...
Views: 803 - Ripple Price Hits Another Milestone & Shatters The Market - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanRipple has gained over 49,500 percent within the past 12 months, And over 160 percent in the previous week. Ripple, the second-largest crypto-currency by worth, hits a new record on Wednesday (3rd January 2018) and its powerful rally continues. The digital coin jumped 29% at an all-time ...
Views: 871 - NiceHash Has A New CEO After Hackers Stole 4,700 Bitcoin- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanCrypto-currency mining Company, NiceHash, that dealt with a Safety Breach last month leading to a wipe-off of Bitcoin worth Rs 500 crore, has hired a new CEO. Reportedly, Zdravko Poljašević who led a Solvenian firm Kreativni najemi is set to replace Marko Kobal. Kobal, who has gone through ...
Views: 1011 - Malaysian Finance Minister Says” No Plans To Ban Crypto Trading” - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanMalaysia won’t enforce a blanket ban on crypto trading such as Bitcoin, the nation’s second finance minister revealed. In an interview with The Malaysian Reserve, the Nation’s Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani has verified the country’s central bank won’t enforce a ban on crypto trading, ...
Views: 649 - Bitcoin Cash Moving Towards New Address Format- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe Bitcoin cash community moved one step closer to have their own address format with the launch of Bitcoin ABC 0.16.2 on 3rd January 2018. The complete node implementation of BCH carries a switch to a proprietary address format to differentiate it from Bitcoin core. It is estimated that this ...
Views: 767 - Payment Processor Stripe To Part Ways With Bitcoin- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2018 from Ricky MakanStripe an online payment processor company announced on Tuesday (23rd Jan 2018) that it is going to end its support for Bitcoin as a mode of payment in April. In a blog post, the product manager Tom Karlo stated: “The stripe would shift away from Bitcoin over the next three months, ...
Views: 732 - Dubai To Unveil Their Latest Development In The Crypto Industry - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2018 from Ricky MakanBitPado Dubai continues to embrace blockchain technology through the latest addition to its available exchanges called BitPado. According to Arabian Business, the exchange is founded by Omar Kassim, who made his mark in the e-commerce world with his online market called as JadoPado. The ...
Views: 739 - South Korea’s Second Largest Bank To Support Cryptocurrency Exchanges - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Ricky MakanBithumb and Korbit, two most significant crypto-currency exchanges in the Korean marketplace, have announced that Kookmin Bank withdrawals and deposits will be disabled by the end of January. Korbit advised its traders and users that by the end of January, the trade will start accepting ...
Views: 748 - From Individuals To MNC’s: The Evolution Of Bitcoin Mining- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Ricky MakanJan. 13 marked an important landmark for Bitcoin when 16.8 million bitcoins (BTC), or 80 percent of the entire Bitcoin supply, were mined. This means only 4.2 million bitcoins, or 20 percent, are left to mine until Bitcoin’s 21 million supply cap is reached. Bitcoin includes the 21 million ...
Views: 695 - Top Banks To Freeze Accounts Of Significant Bitcoin Exchanges In India - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Ricky MakanLeading banks like State Bank of India, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank have suspended accounts of some of the most important Bitcoin exchanges in India, suspecting dubious trades.The banks have also sought an additional guarantee from the promoters of these exchanges on their ...
Views: 643 - Jeffrey Kleintop Discarded The Similarities Between Bitcoin To Dot-Com And Housing Bubbles. - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2018 from Ricky MakanJeffrey Kleintop, Charles Schwab’s chief investment strategist, told Business Insider that if there’s a Bitcoin bubble, it’s not like the dot-com and housing bubbles. If Bitcoin costs fall, it won’t be for exactly the very same reasons as other bubbles because Bitcoin isn’t yet inserted in the ...
Views: 638 - Canadian Gambling Affliate Bonus.ca Joined Bitcoin Community - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2018 from Ricky MakanMajor Canadian gaming affiliate website Bonus.ca has joined the Bitcoin community. The business has reviewed and tracked conventional gaming websites so as to locate the most trusted service providers for Canadian gamers. Because of Current Client feedback, the business has chosen to expand ...
Views: 690 - Australian Banks Ceased Accounts Blocking Crypto Transactions - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2018 from Ricky MakanFour Australian banks have apparently frozen accounts of some of its clients sighting their participation in crypto activities. Some clients have complained that the banks also have banned them from shifting their capital to the market. Crypto Dealer Alex Saunders stated the name of This four ...
Views: 817 - Japan Approved 16th Cryptocurrency Exchange Due To Massive Adoption - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe Japanese financial regulator has approved one more Cryptocurrency exchange, making it the 16th exchange to be licensed. As competition intensifies, some g local exchanges are branching abroad in search of more volume and liquidity. Meanwhile, more merchants are embracing ...
Views: 655 - Fake Bitcoin Gang Busted For Duping Investors In India- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe unbelievable Bitcoin cost rally this season has brought a number of new individuals to the crypto-currency globe, a number of people just looking to earn a fast buck without comprehending too much what they’re getting into. Obviously, this type of situation attracts offenders that seem to ...
Views: 683 - Political Body Has No Plans To Interact With Bitcoin Says EU Finance Commissioner - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2017 from Ricky MakanMany members of the European Union have been talking about the prevalence of the decentralized money Bitcoin, and also the EU’s political figure currently added digital currencies to its anti-money laundering statutes. On the other hand, the EU Finance commissioner for monetary affairs, Pierre ...
Views: 703 - Blockchain Enters the World Of Logistic And Shipping Market Using ShipChain - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2017 from Ricky Makan1st January 2017 is going to be the beginning of the Public Sale to get ShipChain, the project that will use blockchain to switch the shipping & logistics marketplace. ShipChain encircles all methods of cargo and will incorporate an open API architecture that could integrate with existing ...
Views: 655 - Class Action Law Suit Strikes ATBCoin After $20 Mln ICO- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2017 from Ricky MakanBlockchain start-up ATBCoin was struck by a class-action lawsuit, which makes it the most recent in a series of projects to be sued by shareholders after Initial coin offering (ICOs). ATBCoin Hit with Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on 21st December 2017 at the Southern District of New York, ...
Views: 652 - Opera 50 Latest Release Includes Anti Bitcoin Mining Feature-Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2017 from Ricky MakanCrypto-currency mining malware has become such a popular issue from the cyber safety world that popular internet browser Opera is now beginning to give protection against it right out from the box. The programmers of the Opera browser also have declared another version of the applications ...
Views: 700 - Wikileaks to Accept Additional Cryptocurrencies For Donations- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2017 from Ricky MakanWikileaks is allegedly set to start accepting additional cryptocurrencies as a means to serve users who want to contribute to its media and whistleblowing efforts. Declared by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in a Tweet earlier this week, the comment follows news the Freedom of the Press ...
Views: 617 - Blockchain Adoption Could Take 10 Years Says Sberbank Chairman - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2017 from Ricky MakanThe head of Sberbank considers the wider-scale Blockchain Adoption in Russia could take at least a decade. As Quoted by state-owned news agency TASS, Herman Gref, Sberbank’s chairman of the board, suggested on Thursday (21st Dec 2017) that the establishment can roll out products depending on ...
Views: 684 - South Korean Exchanges Hacked With Basic Tools, Fails Security Test - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2017 from Ricky MakanSouth Korean news outlet MBC has hired a security company to examine the safety installment of five Korean Bitcoin exchanges, such as Bithumb. The Business has evidently managed to successfully hack into all five of those Targeted platforms, gaining access to consumer information and ...
Views: 589 - “Avoid Bitcoin Like The Plague” Says Buffet Partner Charlie Munger - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2017 from Ricky MakanDuring University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business event Munger was asked about his views on crypto-currencies. I think it’s absolutely asinine to even pause and think about them. Munger stated. It is bad people, mad bubble, bad concept, luring people into the idea of simple wealth ...
Views: 682 - Cambridge Experts Argue Over The “Bitcoin Bubble”- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2017 from Ricky MakanUK Academic Larisa Yarovaya informed Cambridge Independent that: Bitcoin’s popularity ought to be regarded as a “concern for Society. The local newspaper reported on an ongoing debate on Bitcoin’s fast growing value among Cambridge specialists, whose remarks on the topic very. Yarovaya, a ...
Views: 682 - Goldman Sachs Preparing To Launch Cryptocurrency Trading Desk - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2017 from Ricky MakanOne of Wall Street’s biggest companies is growing more familiar with crypto-currencies. Rumours have been swirling for some time, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is establishing a trading desk to create markets in virtual currencies like Bitcoin, according to people who knows about this plan. The ...
Views: 697 - Bitcoin Price Crashes Down To 40%, Hovers Around $13000- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2017 from Ricky MakanBitcoin value is down nearly 40 Percent’s all-time highs near $20,000, falling into a 15-day low approximately $12,000. On Friday (22nd December 2017) the early trading session saw Bitcoin value plunge to $12,110 (Bitfinex) in 07:20 (GMT), near levels last observed over two weeks back on 7th ...
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