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- Crypto Trading: Beginners Guide To Trading Cryptocurrencies - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2018 from Ricky MakanCrypto-Trading is the act of buying and selling cryptocurrencies through a trading platform. The term “crypto” is the short version of cryptography which is the arrangement of methods like secret writing, especially code and cipher systems which is sometimes used to decentralize systems for ...
Views: 786 - Worst 5 Scams In The History Of Cryptocurrencies - Unkrypted - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanWhen the Bitcoin first came along, one of its biggest advantages was the use of blockchains to make the currency secure in our digital world. Bitcoin and other altcoins have changed the way the world looks at transactions – but they have also assisted some massive scams over the period of nine ...
Views: 761 - Ripple For Beginners: How It Is Different From All Other Cryptocurrencies? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2018 from Ricky MakanRipple, is it just one more new cryptocurrency riding on this large, heavy Bitcoin supposition rollercoaster? For those who look through the crypto news outlets, this may seem to be the case. But the fact is, Ripple is basically different from Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and a lot of other ...
Views: 720 - Top 5 Fun Crypto Games In 2018 - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2018 from Ricky MakanLike countless new technologies, gaming can be the best pick to explore the crypto world in a more exciting way. Blockchain and gaming is a match made in heaven. The gaming industry has been struggling with safety, compatibility and payment problems ever since online gaming began. The ...
Views: 1174 - Smart Tokens: The Future Of Airline Data Management - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2018 from Ricky MakanLet’s be honest, airline tickets aren’t too great of a product. They’re pricey, and once you have bought them you can’t transform, upgrade, or transfer it without fees and an hour on the phone. What you acquire these days is a hyped paper ticket send to your email. Blockchain technology has ...
Views: 664 - Cryptocurrency Wallet Guide: Everything You Need To know - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2018 from Ricky MakanWhen it comes to storing cryptocurrencies, the concept of a wallet can be a bit scary for the newcomers. Crypto wallets are just like leather wallets which some of us still use in our real life for carrying cash and credit cards. A crypto wallet is a lot smarter and has all the benefits of ...
Views: 761 - ED Grills Raj Kundra In $300 Million Bitcoin Scam - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday summoned Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra at their Mumbai office in connection with an alleged bitcoin scam. Kundra was allegedly summoned by ED for his suspected links with fraudster Amit Bhardwaj. There is still no official ...
Views: 800 - Guide To Forks: Hard Fork Vs Soft Fork - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2018 from Ricky MakanBitcoin’s software is open source, which means that the code is free and available for all to view and utilize. However, for those wishing to participate in the Bitcoin network as a miner, node operator, or wallet administrator, updating and maintaining current versions of the Bitcoin software ...
Views: 832 - Beginners Guide To The World Of Cloud Mining - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2018 from Ricky MakanBitcoin mining has been the area of the computer geeks and programmers until lately with the introduction of cloud mining. A remote server to mine currency (cloud mining) seems perfect for the people who don’t have money or time to set up a home operation. These days more and more people are ...
Views: 947 - The Major Limitations Of Blockchain Technology - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2018 from Ricky MakanHistory reveals that innovation in technologies spread at such a rapid pace among communities that it later paid more awareness to existing flaws of these innovations. Somewhat similar is the case with blockchain. Only research and development professionals in the field are proficient to ...
Views: 858 - What Is The Lightning Network? A Beginner’s Guide - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2018 from Ricky MakanIn 2009 Bitcoin hit the market, it was considered as a new class of money. But as people started using Bitcoin and it started gaining popularity, the network became slower and more expensive; now, high fees have effectively priced out less costly uses of Bitcoin like buying groceries. Over the ...
Views: 657 - The Ultimate Guide To Centralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges - by Submitted on May 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanAn exchange is a market where resources are traded. One famous exchange you probably know is the New York Stock Exchange, which is one of the biggest exchanges in the world, and it is centralized. Centralization is an important discussion that bubbles up in crypto world. For most digital ...
Views: 864 - Hydromining: Using Renewable Energy To Mine Cryptos - by Submitted on May 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanWhen people first started cryptocurrency mining, they could do it from their standard home PC. As time has progressed and the mining industry has moved on, this landscape has changed. While you can still use a reasonably normal home computer for mining currencies like Bitcoin, the bang in the ...
Views: 800 - Understanding The Basics Of Proof-Of-Work - by Submitted on May 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanIf you are planning to invest in the cryptocurrency marketplace, then it’s essential to expand your knowledge about how cryptocurrencies work under the hood. If you’re a newcomer in crypto space and have started looking into various information resources about how digital currencies work, then ...
Views: 715 - Samsung Delves Into Blockchain For Logistics Innovation - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2018 from Ricky MakanCryptocurrencies may be controversial to a lot of people, but the underlying technology is one of the most discussed topics in a wide range of industries. The intrinsic security and immutability make blockchain technology attractive to companies that rely heavily on record keeping. According ...
Views: 764 - An Introduction And Guide To Masternodes - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2018 from Ricky MakanOnce a mega-investor said, if you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will have to work until you die. And when it comes to the cryptocurrency world, people say only those who can analyze the marketplace finely or are day traders can earn money. But that’s not true!! In fact, ...
Views: 824 - $3 Million Worth BTC Wiped Off From Indian Crypto Exchange - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2018 from Ricky MakanNearly 438 bitcoins worth over $3 Million dollars were stolen from a top exchange firm in India. This is the biggest cryptocurrency theft in the country so far. Coinsecure, the Delhi-based cryptocurrency exchange claims that as the funds have been drawn off to a different wallet address and ...
Views: 860 - How To Analyze ICO Tokens For Potential Investments - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2018 from Ricky MakanAn ICO is a fundraising method that trades cryptocurrencies which have an instant liquid value for future crypto-coins. Typically, a fraction of the tokens is sold out to ICO participants and a proportion is kept for the company’s requirements like private investors, etc. An Initial Coin ...
Views: 778 - Beginners Guide To Smart Contract - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanOne of the finest things about the Blockchain is that it is a decentralized system that exists between all legalized parties and there is no need of forfeit intermediaries (Middlemen). Blockchains have their own problems; however, they are unquestionably faster, cheaper & safer than the ...
Views: 776 - Cryptocurrency And Blockchain Glossary From A To Z - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2018 from Ricky MakanCryptocurrency has hit the headlines for its remarkable spike and hurtles in a way early investors of bitcoin might never have expected. But in the middle of all this, many get caught up in the middle of bizarre terminologies and crypto jargons (from hot wallet to ICOs) only known by those ...
Views: 1157 - Is Bitcoin A Bubble, A Scam, Or The Future? - Unkrypted - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanEconomists have long said that instability of cryptocurrencies checks all the boxes of a market bubble. Investors make decisions based on Bitcoin value and they repeatedly make predictions about what’s going to happen in the future. Bitcoin is the first, and the leading, decentralized ...
Views: 1017 - Top Crypto Resources If You Are Just Starting Out - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2018 from Ricky MakanInvesting in cryptocurrency can be a wise move. However, the crypto world can be quite overwhelming for newcomers. Being able to determine which sources to trust when surrounded by the sea of online information is particularly tricky, yet it is important to your success as an investor. You ...
Views: 941 - Bitcoin Plummets As Google Bans Crypto Advertisements - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2018 from Ricky MakanGoogle’s director of sustainable ads, Scott Spencer, told media that the company is revising its financial services-related advertisement policies to ban any advertisements about cryptocurrency-related content that includes ICOs (initial coin offerings), wallets, and trading ...
Views: 731 - 10 Tips To Avoid Getting Scammed In Crypto Currency - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe world of crypto currency can seem transient and weird, especially since it’s wholly digital domain. There is no way you can go down to your local ATM and withdraw a couple of Bitcoin to stick in your pocket, so there’s always this feeling in the mind of a crypto beginner that the whole thing ...
Views: 972 - 9 Industries Where Blockchain Can Be A Game Changer - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2018 from Ricky MakanHeard about Bitcoin and Altcoins lately? You probably have, thanks to the entire buzz surrounding Bitcoin’s record-breaking growth. 2017 was definitely the year of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies where the former one has surged from more than $950 at the beginning of the year to as high as ...
Views: 830 - The Love-Hate Relationship Of Bitcoin Vs Banking - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2018 from Ricky MakanBanks and bitcoin have a complex relationship, but they do share some things in common. To its proponents, bitcoin is the future of money, but it still takes traditional money to purchase cryptocurrency, and right now, banks control them. If these Giants can, they’ll also have a controlling ...
Views: 747 - BTC And ETC Now Available At 1,200 Australian Newsstands - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanCryptocurrency adopters in Australia will now be able to buy bitcoin and ethereum from 1,200 newsstands across the country. A new joint venture between domestic cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Australia and payments provider Blueshyft, 1,200 newsstands in Australia will be able to resell ...
Views: 720 - $50-Million Cryptocurrency Scam Cripples South African Investors - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2018 from Ricky MakanFrom forged Twitter accounts claiming to send free Ether and Bitcoin to imitators sending bogus emails to ICO investors, cryptocurrency scams are rising at high rate. Even Apple’s co-founder, Steve Wozniak, lost seven Bitcoins to an online fraud. The most recent company who joined the list of ...
Views: 805 - Uber Co-Founder Unveils EcoCoin For Planet Earth - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2018 from Ricky MakanUber co-founder who is also known for disrupting one industry is now allegedly going after gold, fiat currency, and bitcoin. Garrett Camp is behind a newly dubbed cryptocurrency Eco, a decentralized global currency protocol and he is looking towards the world’s top universities to run an ...
Views: 696 - Coinbase User Files Class Action Over Alleged Insider Trading - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2018 from Ricky MakanCryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been hit by a lawsuit action over alleged insider trading. According to the legal documents dated last Thursday, the case has been filed by Jeffery Berk, represents a cluster of investors that placed trading orders on Coinbase or its order book trading ...
Views: 675 - How The Hackers Use Widgets For Monero Mining - Unkrypted - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2018 from Ricky MakanSecret cryptocurrency mining is shaping up to be the new foundation of cybercrime. Criminals hack servers, mobile devices, and personal computers to get the advantage of the infected hosts’ CPU or GPU to create virtual coins without victims’ alertness. Even botnets consist of various machines ...
Views: 756 - Coinbase And Bitfinex Add SegWit Support For Bitcoin - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn Tuesday (20th February 2018), cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and Bitfinex has declared the implementation of P2SH Segregated Witness (SegWit). According to the companies’ tweet, the consumer will experience better transaction processing times and lower fees across the Bitcoin ...
Views: 725 - T-Mobile Network Stumbles Over Bitcoin Mining In Brooklyn - Unkrypted - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe U.S. FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has officially warned Brooklyn resident Victor Rosario, by sending him the legal notice because the Bitcoin (BTC) miner was causing harmful interference to T-Mobile’s broadband network. The notification of harmful interference given to him ...
Views: 697 - Hackers Infiltrated Tesla’s Cloud To Mine Crypto - Unkrypted - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2018 from Ricky MakanAmerican electric automotive manufacturer Tesla has allegedly fallen victim to a cryptocurrency mining malware attack. On Tuesday (20th February 2018), cyber security software company RedLock reported that hackers had exploited an insecure Kubernetes console, which they use to access & siphon ...
Views: 646 - French Regulators Clamps Down On Bitcoin Derivatives - Unkrypted - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2018 from Ricky MakanAutorité des marchés financiers (AMF) which is France’s independent regulatory body gave statements on Thursday (22nd February 2018) on initial coin offerings (ICOs) the vision of Bitcoin derivatives. Both point towards the upcoming guidelines for crypto in France, including everything from ...
Views: 666 - Uphold Takes Over Mobile Payments Platform Cortex - Unkrypted - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn Thursday (22nd February 2018) Digital money platform Uphold has made the announcement that they have bought a mobile commerce start-up Cortex MCP. The deal will see the company which was previously known as Bitreserve – acquiring Cortex intellectual property holdings and adding its Founder ...
Views: 637 - Indian Prime Minister Speaks In Favour Of ‘Disruptive’ Blockchain Technology - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe most influential public administrator from the world’s leading democratic country has bullishly labeled ‘disruptive’ blockchain tech to bring seismic transformation to Indian culture. On Monday (19th February 2018) during the inaugural speech at NASSCOM Summit in Hyderabad (WCIT), Indian ...
Views: 616 - Coinbase Responds Over Rampant Overcharging- Unkrypted - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe world of cryptocurrency trading is extremely risky, but it wasn’t supposed to be like this. Some of the Coinbase account holders have lost their money on Thursday (15th February 2018), as they look into their bank statements to find out that the exchange has withdrawn unnecessary funds from ...
Views: 749 - Aussie Bank Bars Crypto Purchases Through Credit Cards - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2018 from Ricky MakanCommonwealth Bank of Australia joined a growing list of banks blocking its customers from buying cryptocurrencies. “Due to the unregulated and highly unstable nature of virtual currencies, clients will no longer be able to use their Commonwealth bank credit cards to purchase virtual ...
Views: 779 - Tech Giant Microsoft To Embrace Digital Identity Through Blockchain - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2018 from Ricky MakanFollowing the alliance with Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF), tech giant Microsoft has disclosed its strategy to utilize blockchain tech to resolve some of the challenges experienced in managing identities and confidential information digitally, which includes client’s concerns on privacy ...
Views: 846 - Government Websites Hit By Cryptojacking Malware - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2018 from Ricky MakanThousands of websites, including those belonging to NHS services, the Student Loans Company and several English councils, have been infected by malware that forces visitors’ computers to mine cryptocurrency while using the site. Various media outlets reported on Monday (12th February 2018), ...
Views: 666 - Blockchain-Friendly Arizona Votes To Empower Crypto Tax Payments - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2018 from Ricky MakanOn 8th February 2018, the Arizona Senate has passed a bill that allows the U.S citizens in the state to pay their taxes through Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As earlier reported by the media, last month a group of policy-maker submitted a bill that, if passed, would allow taxpayers to ...
Views: 678(1 vote) - Crypto Regulations In India Should Be Out Soon: SEBI Chief - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2018 from Ricky MakanIndia will soon have its own set of rules for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The responsibilities of various authorities have been confirmed, a high-ranking official disclosed. Significant institutions are currently finalizing a comprehensive government guideline on cryptocurrencies. ...
Views: 777 - Russia's Largest Bank Caught Employees Mining For Crypto - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe largest state-controlled bank of Russia and the third major bank in Europe Sberbank has restated that it is not mining cryptocurrencies. However, the bank stated that it has often caught its employees involved in crypto mining through bank’s equipment. Sberbank Claim It Is Not Mining ...
Views: 701 - U.S. Leading Mobile Carrier Faces Lawsuit Over Hacked Crypto Funds - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2018 from Ricky MakanMobile is one of the biggest mobile carriers in the US. This status is not going to protect it from a lawsuit that is being filed against it. One of its customers Carlos Tapang has decided to file a lawsuit as hackers stole his cryptocurrency from his mobile wallet. According to him, the company ...
Views: 652 - Australia's Top Banks Will Not Prohibit Cryptocurrency Purchases - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2018 from Ricky MakanAustralia’s leading banks have announced that they are not planning to block their customers account from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This differs from the approach taken by the UK based Lloyds Banking Group and US banks JP Morgan, Bank of America and Citi. Recently the ...
Views: 891 - Sign Of Relief For Bitcoin After CFTC & SEC Senate Hearing - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2018 from Ricky MakanThe US Senate Committee heard testimony from the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Christopher Giancarlo, and the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, on the possible risks of digital currencies as investments. Their testimony, in the ...
Views: 788 - China’s Enlist Its 'Great Firewall' To Block Crypto Websites - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanBitcoin (BTC) hit a new low on Monday( 5th February 2018) dropping below $7,000 since the mid of November 2017. The latest cryptocurrency market dip has possibly been caused by the recent news from China that all foreign cryptocurrency exchanges are to be banned by the People’s Bank of China ...
Views: 787 - India's Three Largest Exchanges Clears The Doubt On Crypto Ban - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Ricky MakanLast week many reports stated that the Government of India has banned the complete cryptocurrency marketplace & the cryptocurrency dealings. During the interaction with media India’s three major cryptocurrency exchanges stated that the cryptocurrency ban is nothing more than FUD. In an ...
Views: 735 - A Brief History Of Major Bitcoin Crashes Over The Years - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Ricky Makanhe price of Bitcoin has dropped to an unbelievable 64.5% since 17th December 2017. The mutual market capitalization of the industry now is at just $338 billion. That’s a big drop for any market. However, a price crash in Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency is nothing new. Bitcoin usually takes ...
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