The price of Bitcoin has fallen from nearly $20,000 to roughly $8000 in just three months. Why? There aren’t many pieces of technology that can rouse the kinds of emotionally charged debates that Bitcoin can. Lauded as a tool to financially empower individuals by some, and decried as a scam by others, the currency has […]

Are you intrigued by all the news about Bitcoin? Cryptocurrencies have emerged in popularity over the past year, thanks mostly to its incredible rise in value. In January 2017, Bitcoin was priced at $1,000. In December, it reached $19,000, an all-time high. The price of Bitcoin has since plummeted, but many people still want to […]

PHOENIX – The technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrency could change lifestyles and livelihoods, leading to cheaper, more efficient ways to ship packages, buy homes, access medical records and even build a secure vault of personal information. The little-understood and often misunderstood system of virtual money, known as cryptocurrency, is based on something called blockchain, a vast […]

Singapore plans to launch a Blockchain challenge. Each successful challenge would be rewarded with funding. Singapore: The government of Singapore has declared in an announcement on Thursday, March 29 that it would launch a bitcoin challenge, and would reward every successful blockchain challenge with funding. The Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) stated in the […]

Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT and networking, is developing a method of confidential group communications based on Blockchain technology, according to a patent application released by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) March 29. In the application, the company describes the way Blockchain can ensure more confidential and secure group messaging, file sharing, and tracking of membership […]

According to data gathered by Blockchain.Info, the number of blockchain wallet users has been increasing exponentially since 2011. Last year ended with over 21 million wallet users, and if growth continues at a similar pace, the 2018 total could more than double. Along with a similar line, ICOs continue to grow at a blistering pace. Per CoinSchedule’s […]

Switzerland has become a global hub for cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology they are built on, with investors flocking to the wealthy Alpine nation to get in on the virtual action. The country’s largest city, Zurich, set up its first bitcoin ATM four years ago, while the Swiss national rail company has since 2016 provided the possibility […]

The creation of a Chinese “International Blockchain Investment Development Center” announced earlier this month has been cancelled due to the legal technicalities of setting up branch offices, according to a document published on the Investment Association of China’s (IAC) website yesterday, March 27. The document, stamped March 23, writes that social organizations cannot “set up […]

China’s central bank realized the first of what will likely be many Blockchain implementations in the form of the Blockchain Registry Open Platform (BROP), released Monday, March 26. Unveiled at the Global Financial Science and Technology Summit in the city of Hangzhou, BROP is an open Blockchain protocol developed by the Zhongchao Blockchain Research Institute. […]

LYM token holders will now be shareholders of the Lympo Company. The company has announced that starting April this year, it would distribute 20% of its shares via equity options to the token holders. Lympo plans to distribute 20% of the company shares to its token holders. According to the company, the shares will be […]