After being applied in more than 20 different industries around the globe, it is no surprise that blockchain is now being used in the diamond industry. The diamond industry was and still is considered a monopoly, or lately, an oligopoly. And while diamonds are forever, so are the issues related to them, it seems. The…
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From a cryptocurrency company to an IPO – that is one very steep and difficult road for a company to walk through. However, the cryptocurrency mining company Argo Blockchain is now going to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, essentially becoming the first such company to be listed on LSE. Argo Blockchain just completed…
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It may be a little surprising to know that Microsoft and Starbucks have teamed up on a new beverage-cryptocurrency product. Shortly after McDonalds announced that they will be offering the MacCoin to honour the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac, Starbucks is the other large consumer company that has recently joined the cryptocurrency payment solutions.…
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Artificial intelligence is poised to disrupt the cryptocurrency world, and vice versa. A company name Zwoop, which is in fact an AI-powered e-commerce platform, is specially created to disrupt the online shopping experience for customers around the world through cryptocurrency payments. The idea behind Zwoop is a very massive and ambitious one, yet practical. Zwoop…
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Usually it's criminal groups and organizations that perform serious cryptocurrency thefts. This time, however, is a Boston high-school valedictorian who committed a $2-million crypto crime. The name of the student is Joel Ortiz, who was named the valedictorian at his Massachusetts high-school, and who was also known for his proficiency in programming and high-tech skills,…
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The central question nowadays, except for the regulation issues, is whether cryptocurrencies are the answer to the economic problems so many countries are facing. In the summer of 2017, for example, when Bitcoin was trading for around $9,000 on major international exchanges, certain developing countries saw its price rising to almost $14,000. Now, the latest…
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Binance is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. It just completed its first ever acquisition. Binance bought out the mobile wallet firm Trust Wallet. The company is a mobile app that is essentially an Ethereum wallet that supports Ethereum, ERC20, ERC223 and ERC721. As of now, Binance has not disclosed the amount…
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Bitcoin's price has been recently going up to steady levels of around $8,500, and now the currency is again trading below $8,000. Many have speculated that the primary reason for the renewed interest in Bitcoin is the upcoming Bitcoin ETF. A Bitcoin ETF will mean a lot to the market, especially to hodlers. Unlike Bitcoin…
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Millions of businesses and companies of all sorts have already launched their own coins. There are Youtube videos on how to start your own ICO. Initial coin offerings are said to surpass IPOs in the near future in terms of growth potential and "popularity". Now, one of the biggest fast food chains in the world,…
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Bitcoin is currently rising, although not in a "hockey-stick" manner, but investors and hodlers have faith that the currency will continue its climb and soon hit the $10,000 critical price level. However, at the very beginning of 2018, the cryptocurrency market went down by a huge percentage. Overall prices went down by 60% and Bitcoin…
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