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 […]

Japanese online brokerage firm Monex is reportedly considering a buyout of Tokyo-based Coincheck, the cryptocurrency exchange at the center of the recent $530 million NEM theft. Japanese financial publication Nikkei is reporting an offer from online brokerage Monex Group to buy a majority stake in cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck. The offer comes ten weeks after the platform suffered […]

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 […]

Philip Hammond’s recent announcement of a task force to combat cryptocurrency fraud shows that the dark web is now on the forefront of government concerns, writes Rasika Sittamparam ‘You only need to pay a thousand pounds to steal someone’s online identity,’ warns Donal Carville, the CEO of Circadian, a fintech start-up that protects business transactions against […]

Celsius, a community-based borrowing and lending platform, aims to put members’ interests as the priority instead of profits. They are creating new financial products with the aim of achieving this goal. In the current financial world, banks and other money lending institutions charge far more in loan interest than they return to customers in deposit […]

Within the blockchain community, there is a clear consensus that this cryptographic technology will change the world. This article and the two pieces that follow in the series, will explore the opportunities, the challenges and the current projects in the space focused on creating a social impact. Blockchain is the technology that underlies Bitcoin and […]

Digital Asset Trade Association (DATA) Names Steering Committee & Launches Search for Executive Director SAN FRANCISCO, and CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Several leading companies in the crypto/blockchain ecosystem have come together to establish the Digital Asset Trade Association (DATA), a global, non-profit organization focused on lobbying behalf of the industry within all levels of governments, corporations, and communities. The news […]

Forbes writes that perhaps unseen behind the nonstop news coverage of crypto price volatility, the Blockchain companies listed in the Fintech 50 are “building infrastructure—to support both public cryptocurrency markets and initiatives that could transform how current financial transactions are executed …

Other data was published along with the list, like the average age of crypto's richest compared to the age of Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans (42 vs. 67), and the average daily price volatility in January 2018 for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) compared to Apple, Proctor & Gamble, and …

Jaitley also stated that the government does not recognize crypto as legal tender and would seek to freeze out crypto from the “payments network”. However, industry participants claim his words do not mark any real change in India's regulatory perspective. Others, such as BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen …